Mars

General Information

• Mars Fact Sheet
• Frequently Asked Questions

Missions to Mars

Current and Past Missions

• Phoenix - NASA Mars Scout Lander (2007)
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - NASA Orbiter (2005)
• Mars Exploration Rovers - Two NASA Rovers to Mars (2003)
• Spirit
• Opportunity
• Mars Express - ESA Mars Orbiter and Lander (2003)
• 2001 Mars Odyssey - NASA Orbiter Mission to Mars (2001)
• Mars Polar Lander - NASA attempted lander to Mars (1999)
• Deep Space 2 - NASA attempted penetrator mission to Mars (1999)
• Mars Climate Orbiter - NASA attempted orbiter to Mars (1998)
• Nozomi (Planet-B) - ISAS (Japan) orbiter to Mars (1998)
• Mars Global Surveyor - NASA Mars orbiter (1996)
• Mars Pathfinder - NASA lander and rover to Mars (1996)
• Mars 96 - Russian attempted mission to Mars (1996)
• Mars Observer - NASA attempted mission to Mars (1992)
• Phobos - Soviet missions to Mars (1988)
• Viking - NASA orbiters/landers to Mars (1975)
• Mars 6 - Soviet Mars lander (1973)
• Mars 5 - Soviet Mars orbiter (1973)
• Mariner 9 - NASA Mars orbiter (1971)
• Mars 3 - Soviet Mars orbiter and lander (1971)
• Mars 2 - Soviet Mars orbiter and lander (1971)
• Mariner 7 - NASA Mars flyby (1969)
• Mariner 6 - NASA Mars flyby (1969)
• Mariner 4 - NASA Mars flyby (1964)
• Mars Chronology - Timeline of all Mars missions

Future Missions

• Proposals For Future Missions Selected - NASA Press Release (8 Jan 2007)
• Mars 2007 and Beyond - Proposed Future Missions to Mars (2007)
• Hypothetical Scenario for Crewed Mission

Data

• Images of Mars (Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging)
• Images of Phobos and Deimos (Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging)
• Images of Mars and its satellites (NSSDC Photo Gallery)
• Images of the Cydonia Region and the "Face on Mars"
• Mars Pathfinder Raw Images
• Mars Global Surveyor Camera Raw Images
• Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data
• Viking Lander Raw Images
• Viking Orbiter Raw Images
• Viking Orbiter Image Mosaics
• Mars FTP site

Mars Exploration

• Mars Exploration - History and possible future crewed missions
• Mars Exploration Program
• Time on Mars - Map showing the current time and illumination on Mars
• Center for Mars Exploration
• Mars Today - Current orbital position and model surface conditions
• Live from Earth and Mars: Meteorology and Images
• Viking Image Atlas of Mars
• On-line Mars Atlas
• Hubble images of Mars

Life on Mars and Martian Meteorites

• Life on Mars?
• Images of Mars Meteorite showing putative microfossils
• Meteorites from Mars
• Mars Meteorite Compendium