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17 hours ago · Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander – October 2001 – Mars lander (refurbished, became Phoenix lander) Kitty Hawk – Mars airplane micromission, proposed for 17 December 2003, the centennial of the Wright brothers' first flight. Its funding was eventually given to the 2003 Mars Network project. NetLander – 2007 or 2009 – Mars netlanders
- List of Missions to Venus
Global topographic map of Venus, with all probe landings...
- Long March 5
Long March 5 (LM-5; Chinese: 长征五号; pinyin: Chángzhēng wǔ...
- List of Missions to Venus
1 day ago · Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun and the seventh in size and mass. It is a periodically conspicuous reddish object in the night sky. There are intriguing clues that billions of years ago Mars was even more Earth-like than today.
- How far is Mars from Earth?Mars is less than 56 million km (35 million miles) from Earth at its closest approach, but it recedes to almost 400 million km (250 million miles)...
- What is the size of Mars?Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system, only larger than Mercury and slightly more than half the size of Earth. It has an equatoria...
- What do Mars and Earth have in common?Mars is similar to Earth in many ways. Like Earth, it has clouds, winds, a roughly 24-hour day, seasonal weather patterns, polar ice caps, volcanoe...
- What is the temperature on Mars?The characteristic temperature on Mars in the lower atmosphere is about 200 kelvins (K; −100 °F, −70 °C), which is generally colder than the averag...
- When did Viking 1 and Viking 2 land on Mars?The Viking landers are two robotic U.S. spacecraft launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the study of the planet...
- Should humans colonize space on Mars?Space colonization, on Mars or elsewhere, is widely debated. Some argue humans have a moral duty to save our species from extinction, and space col...
4 days ago · The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Drew Goddard adapted the screenplay from the 2011 novel of the same name by Andy Weir. The film depicts an astronaut's struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind and NASA 's efforts to return him to Earth.
2 days ago · The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet 's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no proof of past or present life has been found on Mars.
5 days ago · At the end of the mapping mission on 15 January 2002, the orbiter was to be placed in a stable orbit and function as a UHF relay for the Mars 2001 mission. The Mars Surveyor '98 program spacecraft development cost 193.1 million dollars.
4 days ago · It could cost NASA $11 billion and take 16 years to bring rocks and soil back from the red planet, part of its effort to advance our understanding of the solar system. Hoping for a cheaper, faster ...
4 days ago · 3 min read. Europe's Mars Rover Will Use New Nuclear Power Source. The radioactive unit will help to deliver Europe’s first Mars rover to the planet’s surface. By Elizabeth Gibney & Nature...
