- Mars - Wikipedia
In 1971 Mariner 9 entered orbit around Mars, being the first spacecraft to orbit any body other than the Moon, Sun or Earth; following in the same year were the first uncontrolled impact (Mars 2) and first successful landing (Mars 3) on Mars Probes have been active on Mars continuously since 1997
- Mars: Facts - NASA Science
Mars – the fourth planet from the Sun – is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere This dynamic planet has seasons, polar ice caps, extinct volcanoes, canyons and weather
- Mars | Facts, Surface, Moons, Temperature, Atmosphere | Britannica
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
- Lightning detected on Mars by Nasa rover, scientists believe - BBC
Scientists believe they have recorded electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere for the first time, suggesting the planet is capable of lightning Nasa's Perseverance rover, which touched down
- Mars Facts | What Does Mars Look Like | All About Mars - Star Walk
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest planet in the Solar System With evidence suggesting that it once had flowing water, Mars holds many secrets waiting to be uncovered
- A rover on Mars has detected a form of lightning : NPR
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen
- 39 Mars facts, discoveries and images - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A guide to the Red Planet, Mars, including facts about its geology, a history of Mars missions and images captured by astrophotographers
- Almost everything about NASAs latest mission to Mars is unusual
The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together
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