Mars

General Information

• Mars Fact Sheet
• Frequently Asked Questions

Missions to Mars

Current and Past Missions

• Mars 2020 - NASA rover to Mars (2020)
• Tianwen 1 - Chinese Mars rover and orbiter (2020)
• Hope - United Arab Emirates Mars orbiter (2020)
• InSight - NASA lander to Mars (2018)
• ExoMars 2016 - ESA Orbiter and Lander to Mars (2016)
• MAVEN - NASA Mars Orbiter (2013)
• Mangalyaan - ISRO (India) Mars Orbiter (2013)
• NASA Mars Science Laboratory - NASA Mars Rover (2011)
• Phobos-Grunt - Attempted Russian Phobos Sample Return (2011)
• Yinghuo-1 - Attempted Chinese Mars Orbiter (2011)
• 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 1 - Soviet mission to Mars (1988)
• Phobos 2 - Soviet mission to Mars (1988)
• Viking - NASA orbiters/landers to Mars (1975)
• Mars 7 - Soviet attempted Mars lander (1973)
• Mars 6 - Soviet Mars lander (1973)
• Mars 5 - Soviet Mars orbiter (1973)
• Mars 4 - Soviet attempted 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 1 - Soviet Mars flyby (1962)
• Mars Chronology - Timeline of all Mars missions

Future Missions

• EscaPADE - NASA Dual SmallSat Mars orbiters (2025)
• Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) - JAXA sample return mission to Phobos (2026)
• ExoMars - ESA lander and rover to Mars (2028)
• U.S., India to Collaborate on Mars Exploration - NASA Press Release (30 September 2014)
• NASA Announces Robust Multi-Year Mars Program - NASA Press Release (4 December 2012)
• Proposals For Future Missions Selected - NASA Press Release (8 Jan 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 Exploration

• Mars Exploration - History and possible future crewed missions
• Mars Exploration Program
• Time on Mars - Software to calculate time and illumination on Mars
• Live from Earth and Mars: Meteorology and Images
• On-line Mars Atlas
• Hubble images of Mars

Mars Books Online

• On Mars - A History of the Viking Mission
• The Martian Landscape - Images from the Viking Landers
• Viking Orbiter Views of Mars - Images from the Viking Orbiters
• The Difficult Road to Mars - History of Soviet Mars Missions (PDF file)
• Reference Books on Mars

Also of Interest

• Marsviewer
• Martian Feature Names and Locations
• Planetary Positions
• Mars Mileage Guide
• Terrestrial Planet Mileage Guide
• More about Mars