Explore Mars
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The uniquely red global surface of Mars is marked by many interesting features - some like ...
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The atmosphere of Mars is much thinner than that of Earth, with a surface pressure averaging ...
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Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos. The red planet does not have any rings. ...
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The North and South Poles on Mars are similar to the polar regions on Earth in many ways. They ...
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All of the relevant information about Mars collected on one page, including details about size, orbit ...
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Mars was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and was the Roman god of war. Mars was the lover of Venus ...
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In the past few decades, the Russian and American space agencies have sent many spacecraft ...
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Access wonderful captioned photos and illustrations that will inspire and excite you. ...
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These are links to other great web sites about Mars. But beware: you don't want to get caught ...
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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AesthenospherexAesthenosphere : The asthenosphere is the ductile part of the earth just below the lithosphere, including the lower mantle.
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Research Highlights
Scientists can now study climate change in far more detail with powerful new computer software released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. The Community Earth System...
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