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The Mars Global Surveyor TES Project and Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program Present:
THE GRAND SURVEY OF MARS, 1996 - 2019 A.D.
This is The Site to Access the Mars Missions as They Happen!
More than 10 spacecraft are expected to reach Mars in the
next 10-15 years. Here is a list that will connect you to
most of them. We will update the list as new material becomes
available.
| Announcements |
Mars Global Surveyor |
Mars Pathfinder |
| Planet B |
Mars Surveyor 98 |
Mars Surveyor 01 |
| Mars Surveyor 03 |
Mars Express |
Mars Surveyor 05 |
Special News and Announcements:
-
Mars Artwork by Pat Rawlings, on display
in virtual gallery by
the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.
-
BROWSE
The Planet Mars
by William Sheehan, published
by the University of Arizona Press, 1996!
- Find out about how to order a
Mars Global Surveyor Paper Model Kit!
- Arizona State University Press Releases on Mars Missions
- "Life after Mars Observer," ASU Research Magazine, Spring/Summer 1994
Mars Global Surveyor Project:
- Access point for:
Mars Global Surveyor Project Home Page
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
-
Mars Orbiting Laser Altimeter (MOLA)
- Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland
-
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
- at Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS)
- Camera for Mars Global Surveyor
- Participant in Mars Pathfinder mission
- Cameras for Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter and Lander
- San Diego, California
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The Daily Martian Weather Report
- from the MGS Radio Science Team
- Stanford University, California
-
Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)
- Home of the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program
- TES News Newsletter
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
-
Mars Surveyor News From 1995
(Courtesy of the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program)
-
Mars Surveyor News From 1994
(Courtesy of the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program)
Mars Pathfinder and microrover, Sojourner
- Access point for:
Mars Pathfinder Project Home Page
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
-
Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
- A second IMP is being built for the Mars Surveyor 1998 lander
- University of Arizona, Tucson
- Cool Color-enhanced
photo of the landing site!
- Photos of
The IMP Mars Garden at University of Arizona, Tucson.
(Courtesy of the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program)
- Thermal
Inertia map of Landing Site by K.S. Edgett and P.R. Christensen.
-
Mars Pathfinder Field Trip Channeled Scabland of Washington
-
Sojourner Truth Picture and Reading List
-
Mars Pathfinder News from 1995
(Courtesy of the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program)
-
Mars Pathfinder News from 1994
(Courtesy of the Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program)
Planet B, Japan's 1998 Mars Mission
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ISAS, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Home Page
- ISAS is producing Planet B for August 1998 launch
- Planet B Fact sheet (Courtesy of ISAS, Japan)
Mars Surveyor 1998 Missions and New Millenium Microprobes
- Access point for:
Mars Surveyor 98 Project Home Page
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
- Mars Surveyor '98 Lander Home Page
- also known as the ``Mars Volatiles and Climate Surveyor''
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Dr. Dave Paige, Principal Investigator
-
New Millenium Program HOME PAGE
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
Mars Surveyor 2001 Orbiter, Lander, and Athena Rover
- Access point for:
Mars Surveyor 01 Project Home Page
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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Athena Rover Home Page the 2001 Rover Mission
-
THEMIS the 2001 Orbiter infrared mapper
-
Mini-TES the thermal emission spectrometer for
the 2001 Athena Rover mission
-
NASA Mars Surveyor 2001 Announcement Describing
the mission (From NASA Office of Space Sciences)
Mars Surveyor 2003 Orbiter, Lander, and Rover
- Two rockets will launch these spacecraft in mid-2003, they arrive
in 2004. Rover will collect samples and store them
for eventual return to Earth.
Mars Express (European Space Agency)
- Mars Express mission will launch in 2003. (It is described in a newsletter at this web site).
Mars Surveyor 2005 Sample Return Mission
- Spacecraft will launch mid-2005, arrive in 2006, and retrieve samples
from either the Athena Rover or the 2003-launched rover. Samples
will reach Earth in 2008.
Other Splendid Sources of Mars Information:
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Today's Weather on Mars courtesy NASA Ames Research Center
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MarsNet and MarsWatch
latest telescope pictures, courtesy Cornell University
-
Mars Images and Map-Maker Tool
- NASA Planetary Data System and U.S. Geological Survey
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Viking Lander Image Archive
- NASA Planetary Data System and U.S. Geological Survey
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Life on Mars? periodic updates by Lunar and Planetary
Institute (LPI), Houston, Texas
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Lots-O-Mars Internet LINKS
GROOVY! CHECK IT OUT!!!
- Lots-O-Space-and-Planetary Internet LINKS
K-12 Outreach | ASU Facility & People | Mars Links | Glossary
TES Homepage | ASU Planetary Exploration Lab Homepage
Links Last Checked: 07/22/99