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	Mars
		The southern hemisphere of Mars is predominantly ancient cratered highlands somewhat similar to the Moon.
		Mars' thin atmosphere produces a greenhouse effect but it is only enough to raise the surface temperature by 5 degrees (K); much less than what we see on Venus and Earth.
		Mars is a difficult but rewarding target for an amateur telescope though only for the three or four months each martian year when it is closest to Earth.
	www.nineplanets.org /mars.html (2240 words)

	Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mars has only a quarter the surface area of the Earth and only one-tenth the mass (though its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land because Mars lacks oceans).
		The atmosphere on Mars is 95 percent carbon dioxide, 3 percent nitrogen, 1.6 percent argon, and traces of oxygen and water.
		The datum for Mars is defined by the fourth-degree and fourth-order spherical harmonic gravity field, with the zero altitude defined by the 610.5 Pa (6.105 mbar) atmospheric pressure surface (approximately 0.6% of Earth's) at a temperature of 273.16 K. This pressure and temperature correspond to the triple point of water.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mars_(planet) (3748 words)

	Mars (planet) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky.
		Mars has only a quarter the surface area of the Earth and only 1/10th the mass (though because it lacks oceans the area of Mars' accessible dry land is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land).
		Mars Odyssey determined that there are vast deposits of water ice in the upper three meters of Mars' soil within 60° latitude of the south pole.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Mars_(planet) (1950 words)

	Life Beyond Earth - The Habitable Zone - Mars
		Mars orbits the sun at an average distance of 228,000,000 kilometers from the Sun.
		Mars has polar ice caps that grow and recede with the seasons and has evidence of water channels similar to those on Earth today.
		Mars has several weak magnetic fields in various parts of the planet, probably left-overs of a global magnetic field from long ago.
	www.pbs.org /lifebeyondearth/alone/mars.html (629 words)

	MARS - ENCHANTED LEARNING SOFTWARE
		The north and south poles of Mars are covered by ice caps composed of frozen carbon dioxide and water.
		Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer who first mapped Mars (in 1877) and brought attention to the network of "canali" (Italian for canals or channels) on Mars.
		Mars is 1.524 times farther from than the sun than the Earth is. It averages 141.6 million miles (227.9 million km) from the sun.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/astronomy/planets/mars (986 words)

	Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Features
		Mars -- the reddish orb that moves across the night sky against a background of seemingly fixed stars -- has beckoned to humans for thousands of years.
		The key to their success was that they were a highly dedicated team of explorers who had a sense of humor about the daunting task ahead of them.
		Because the new Mars rovers would be carrying a bigger scientific toolkit and more computer equipment than their predecessor, they were bulkier and weighed more.
	marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov /spotlight/20040810.html (689 words)

	Mars
		The southern hemisphere of Mars is predominantly ancient cratered highlands somewhat similar to the Moon.
		Mars' thin atmosphere produces a greenhouse effect but it is only enough to raise the surface temperature by 5 degrees (K); much less than what we see on Venus and Earth.
		Mars is a difficult but rewarding target for an amateur telescope though only for the three or four months each martian year when it is closest to Earth.
	www.seds.org /nineplanets/nineplanets/mars.html (2212 words)

	Astronomy Today: Mars
		Mars is the fourth planet nearest to the sun.
		Mars is not as dense or as large as Earth, and has an escape velocity of 5km/sec.
		Phobos orbits at a distance of less than 6000 km from the surface of Mars (9270 km from its centre) and is the largest of both with a maximum diameter equal to 27 km.
	www.astronomytoday.com /astronomy/mars.html (612 words)

	Mars Watch: Complete Viewer's Guide
		Mars brightness peaked in August at magnitude -2.9.
		At the beginning of October, Mars will still glimmer at magnitude -2.04, still brighter than all stars, and at the end of the month it will be at -1.16, remaining easy to find.
		The LMT for Mars rise is 10:11 p.m.
	www.space.com /spacewatch/where_is_mars.html (1372 words)

	Ekspedisjon lander på Mars 1. juledag
		Europa inntar den røde planeten Mars i julen.
		Slik ser den ut, roboten som skal ta prøver av Mars' overflate og atmosfære.
		Slike funn har i en årrekke vært romforskningens mest fascinerende mål, forteller prosjektleder Augustin Chicarro i den europeiske romorganisasjonen ESA.
	www.aftenposten.no /viten/article693580.ece (519 words)

	The Martin Mariner, Mars, & Marlin Flying Boats
		Unfortunately, the Hawaii Mars was lost in an accident in Chesapeake Bay on 5 August 1945.
		McIvor knew that the Mars would be the best water bomber of all the aircraft he had considered, and called the Navy immediately.
		As a result, the conversion of the Caroline Mars to a water bomber was accelerated.
	www.vectorsite.net /avmars.html (6228 words)

	Cornell News: Northeast colder than Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Temperature for Mars rover at lunchtime: 12 degrees; temperature in U.S. Northeast: minus 13 to 9 degrees
		Mars is 1.5 times farther from the sun than Earth.
		However, the Mars landing site, where it is late summer, cooled off considerably in the evening, reaching an estimated low temperature of minus 90 Celsius (minus 130 Fahrenheit), said Smith.
	www.news.cornell.edu /releases/jan04/MarsTemps.bpf.html (297 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Mars #1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		From the beginning to the end of this long 15 volume series and 1 gaiden (extra novel), you are completely wrapped up in the lives of the heroine and her anti-hero boyfriend.
		Mars one of few mangas where the plot is as great as the art.
		Mars is an exquisite example of storytelling and character development, but it isn't for the squeamish or faint of heart.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931514585?v=glance (2051 words)

	Mars 1 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		After leaving (Click link for more info and facts about Earth orbit) Earth orbit, the spacecraft and the booster fourth stage separated and the solar panels were deployed.
		Mars 1 closest approach to Mars occurred on June 19, 1963 at a distance of approximately 193,000 km, after which the spacecraft entered a heliocentric orbit.
		Mars 1 was a modified (Click link for more info and facts about Venera) Venera-type spacecraft in the shape of a cylinder 3.3 m long and 1.0 m in diameter.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mars_1.htm (614 words)

	Mars Express Links with Mars Exploration Rovers in Interplanetary Network Experiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Because of the geometry of Mars Express' orbit and the location of the rovers during August, both the Spirit passes were 'Canister Mode' tests taken with Mars Express in the higher altitude in its orbital ellipse "to simulate data collection during an EDL event," says Arnold.
		Although Mars Express and Opportunity had another 128 KBPS test 'date' August 10, that link-up was canceled by the MER team, because, says Arnold, of conflicting science and onboard power supply constraints.
		As seamless and easy as these telecom link-ups between Mars Express and the rovers this month may sound, the tests that proved the protocol and the ability for a European mission and a NASA mission to successfully communicate with each other at Mars required years of groundwork on Earth.
	planetary.org /news/2004/m-ex_mer_mars-network_0818.html (2014 words)

	MARS-1 Humvee Rover Reaches Devon Island After Crossing Frozen Sea
		In addition to Lee who has spent five summers and a winter in Antarctica and was leading his eighth Arctic expedition, the team of four in the successful crossing comprised Mr.
		A geologist and experienced ice expert, Schutt was a member of the team that recovered the now-famous ALH84001 meteorite thought by some scientists to contain possible evidence of past life on Mars.
		Darlene Lim, a PhD student in geology and an expert on Mars exploration, is planning ahead.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/mars-base-03d.html (767 words)

	Astronomy for Kids - Mars
		Throughout history, the appearance of Mars in the sky, with its somewhat ominous red color, has been interpreted as an omen that something important, and usually bad, was about to happen.
		Mars is one of the first things people look at when they get their first telescope, and it can remain a favorite observation target for as long as they own the telescope.
		It is perhaps fitting that a planet with the ominous reputation of Mars should have two moons that are named for the horses that pulled the chariot of the Roman god of war.
	www.dustbunny.com /afk/planets/mars (1251 words)

	CNN - British present new evidence of life on Mars - Nov. 1, 1996
		In August, NASA announced that it found evidence of former life on Mars in a 3.6 billion-year-old rock.
		"This is a smoking gun for life on Mars," said chemist Ian Wright, one of the trio of scientists in the new study.
		Mars Global Surveyor is scheduled to launch next week and Pathfinder, which will land on Mars, is set to take off in December.
	cnn.com /TECH/9611/01/mars (532 words)

	Johnny Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Songwriter/harmonica player/vocalist Johnny Mars was born in 1942 in Laurens, South Carolina the son of sharecroppers.
		Mars is the kind of songwriter that the blues world needs more of, someone who writes with a contemporary sensibility about topics as old as failed romance and as new as ozone depletion..Mars's harp playing alternately sizzles and simmers.
		Mars mixes the riffy kinetic energy of Sugar Blue with the one-man horn section sound of Chicago harp masters such as Little Walter and James Cotton.
	www.island.net /~blues/jmars.html (2150 words)

	MARS-1 Humvee Rover Reaches Devon Island After Successful Crossing of Frozen Arctic Sea \| Mars Today - Your Daily ...
		The NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) is an international interdisciplinary field research project centered on the scientific study of the Haughton impact crater and surrounding terrain, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canadian high Arctic, viewed as a possible analog for Mars.
		The Mars Institute is a non-profit public benefit corporation registered and incorporated in both the United States and Canada whose purpose is to further the scientific study, exploration, and public understanding of Mars.
		Informs the public on the results, progress, and benefits to humankind of Mars exploration through the development and implementation of educational and public outreach activities.
	www.marstoday.com /viewpr.html?pid=11568 (1253 words)

	Mars Exploration/Summary of Mars Missions/Mars 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mars 1 was an automatic interplanetary station launched in the direction of Mars, with the intent of flying by the planet at a distance of about 11,000 km.
		On 21 March 1963, when the spacecraft was at a distance of 106,760,000 km from Earth on its way to Mars, communications ceased, possibly due to a malfunction in the spacecraft orientation system.
		Mars 1 closest approach to Mars occurred on 19 June 1963 at a distance of approximately 193,000 km, after which the spacecraft entered a heliocentric orbit.
	calspace.ucsd.edu /marsnow/library/mars_exploration/robotic_missions/orbiters/older_missions5.html (369 words)

	Mars Oppositions
		Mars Oppositions occur when planet Earth, on its inner orbit, passes between the Sun and planet Mars.
		Mars oppositions are closest if the red planet is close to its perihelion when it comes into opposition to the Sun from Earth.
		The orbit of planet Mars is subject to small and slow periodic and secular changes caused by various perturbations, in particular the gravitational perturbations by the other planets.
	www.seds.org /~spider/spider/Mars/marsopps.html (1290 words)

	1. mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		mars par rapport fvrier (+0,5% en mars 2003) et de 1,7% sur un an, selon les donnes provisoires...
		Mars surveyor looking high and low: Data being beamed back at nearly 1 million bits a day.(Nation)
		NASA's Mars Global Surveyor began collecting data on Mars' topography in 1998, and is now beaming back to Earth...
	nynorsk.encyclopedia.st /1._mars (343 words)

	NASA Captures New Images of the Face on Mars
		NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, snapping photos of possible landing sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face.
		The Face on Mars is located at 41 degrees north martian latitude where it was winter in April '98 -- a cloudy time of year on the Red Planet.
		The mesas of Cydonia are of great interest to planetary geologists because they lie in a curious part of Mars, in a transition zone between cratered highlands to the south and smoother lowland plains to the north.
	science.nasa.gov /headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm (1751 words)

	'Great Desert = Mars Maps 1
		A very high resolution color topo map is available, as are: a lower-res global map with annotated locations; elevations for sub-regions of Mars, and detailed topo maps are available for some specific locations.
		A neutron spectrometer on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft measures the abundances of neutrons of various energies emitted from Mars' surface.
		The area of magnetic anomalies seems to make a girdle around Mars, and this is (at least partly) because that's where MGS's orbit took it closest to Mars during aerobraking.
	www.lpi.usra.edu /science/treiman/greatdesert/workshop/marsmaps1 (664 words)

	Image and Video Archives - Mars TV Presents Return to Mars 2003 - 2004 \| Mars Exploration Rovers - Mars Express - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The rover, seen at the bottom of the image, is approximately 1 meter (3 feet) in front of the lander, facing north.
		The rover is approximately 1 meter (3 feet) in front of the lander, facing north.
		NASA released this animation on June 28, 2001 depicting the landing on Mars on the Mars Exploration Rovers..
	www.mars.tv:16080 /video (3325 words)

	LTP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Exploring Mars Part 1: Beginnings discusses ancient Roman calendar history, in which Mars played an essential role; Schiaparelli and Lowell and their attempts to map the Martian surface via telescopic observations in the nineteenth century; and twentieth century Mars exploration by cameras and robotic spacecraft.
		Exploring Mars Part 3: The Future presents a three-step approach to sending humans to Mars, one of several scenarios developed by NASA in the 1980s-90s.
		Step 1 is an Earth-orbiting space station, Step 2 is a return to the Moon, and Step 3 is the first piloted mission from Earth to Mars.
	www.grc.nasa.gov /WWW/K-12/CoE/exploring_mars___parts_1-5.htm (692 words)

	Mars Global Surveyor MOC2-595 Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		By pitching the spacecraft at a rate faster than the spacecraft moves in its orbit around Mars, MOC is able to obtain pictures with a down-track resolution of about 50 cm/pixel (~20 inches/pixel), although the cross-track resolution remains ~1.5 m/pixel (5 ft/pixel).
		These locations were determined by using sight lines from the landers to near and far objects seen in the pictures acquired by the landers, and then matching these to locations in earlier, 1.5 to 3.0 m/pixel MOC images.
		The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars Surveyor Operations Project operates the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft with its industrial partner, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, from facilities in Pasadena, California and Denver, Colorado.
	www.msss.com /mars_images/moc/2004/01/04 (388 words)

	Whole planet: Mars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on November 7, 1996 and reached Mars on September 11, 1997.
		The mapping stage of the mission started in March 1999 and was expected to last for 1 Mars year, 687 Earth days.
		It is a shield volcano but unlike on Earth where plate motion tends to form strings of volcanos, on Mars there is no plate motion and the volcanoes tend to rise up in a single location.
	astronomy.swin.edu.au /~pbourke/povray/marsplanet (1022 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Moving Mars : A Novel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In this 1995 Nebula Award-winning novel, a revolution is transforming the formerly passive Earth-colony of Mars.
		While opposing political factions on Mars battle for the support of colonists, scientists make a staggering scientific breakthrough that at once fuels the conflict and creates a united Mars front, as the technically superior Earth tries to take credit for it.
		Indeed, it's about Mars, and how Earth is trying to keep the poor colonists under the heel of their boots, and since Mars is mostly divided up into factions of different families, Earth doesn't need to do all that much to keep the status quo going.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812524802?v=glance (2897 words)

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