Most people are likely to believe that life is possible somewhere else in the universe. So far, life has not been discovered anywhere outside our planet. However, signs that life is certain to develop on the red planet at some point in the future, is without doubt. As Earth may not always be the planet of choice forever.
Shown on the picture are soil, taken from the “Snow White” trench, delivered to the wet chemistry laboratory. The wet chemistry lab is used to identify the components of the Martian soil by mixing it with an Aqueous solution from Earth. Scientists have so far determined that the Martian soil is composed of salt and [...]
Mariners 8 and 9 were designed to be the first Martian orbiter. We’ve been sending probes to Mars but the only thing that we were able to do was fly by the planet and take some surface pictures. The fly-by pictures did give us a glimpse of Mars and its surface but those weren’t enough [...]
These pictures served as the corner stone of the Martian exploration. They are pieces of history that reminds us of our glorious success in reaching and studying another planet, and maybe conquering it in the future.
Top view from Viking lander 1
The Martian rocky and sandy surface
A sand Martian surface
The very first color image taken by [...]