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2 days 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.
- Basic Astronomical Data
Mars - Red Planet, Orbit, Moons: Mars is the fourth planet...
- Outflow Channels and Oceans
Mars - Outflow Channels, Oceans, Geology: Large flood...
- Southern Cratered Highlands
Mars - Southern Highlands, Craters, Exploration: The number...
- Spacecraft Exploration
Mars - Spacecraft, Exploration, Missions: Since the...
- Character of The Surface
Mars - Craters, Valleys, Plains: The character of the...
- Human Exploration
Mars - Exploration, Rovers, Astronauts: Human exploration is...
- Polar Sediments, Ground Ice, Glaciers
Mars - Polar Sediments, Ground Ice, Glaciers: At each pole...
- Basic Astronomical Data
2 days ago · Mars-1 was the first spacecraft launched to Mars in 1962, but communication was lost while en route to Mars. With Mars-2 and Mars-3 in 1971–1972, information was obtained on the nature of the surface rocks and altitude profiles of the surface density of the soil, its thermal conductivity, and thermal anomalies detected on the surface of Mars.
1 day ago · The March 1st Movement [a] was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that were held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests continued until the end of the year, although in significantly smaller numbers after May. [1] In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a landmark ...
1 day ago · On February 12, 2019, a team of engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, sent one final set of commands to the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity. ...
5 days ago · People might assume the search for life on Mars ended when NASA’s first rovers sent back images of the planet’s barren, inhospitable surface. However, as scientists broaden their understanding of the extreme conditions in which life can flourish here on Earth — and expand their notions of what extraterrestrial life might look like — the ...
1 day ago · Nikola Tesla ( / ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July [ O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3] [4] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply ...
4 days ago · The Mars family sits atop a delicious empire. They're the heirs to the candy throne that is Mars Inc., maker of Snickers, Mars Bars, Milky Way, Twix, M&M's, and more. The century-old company has ...
