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.
The Mars Global Surveyor circled the red planet for 9 years and 52 days. Longer than any other Mars missions to date. The MGS produced a total of 250,000 images of Mars and contributed some of the most relevant discoveries that served as building blocks of current and future missions. This include:
Before and after images [...]
The Mars Global Surveyor was the first successful Mars mission in 2 decades. When it launched on November 7, 1996 it created an intense moment for NASA and the American people since 3 prior missions, USSR’s Phobos 1 and Phobos 2 and the US’s Mars Observer, were failures. Many were excited when the Mars Global [...]
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Nov. 4, 1997
MARS PATHFINDER WINDS DOWN AFTER PHENOMENAL MISSION
After operating on the surface of Mars three times longer than expected and returning a tremendous amount of new information about the red planet, NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission is [...]