Editor’s Note: This is the 12th in a series of essays on exploration by NASA’s Chief Historian, Steven J. Dick.
Mariner 9
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New Images Suggest Present-Day Sources of Liquid Water on Mars
In what could turn out to be a landmark discovery in the history of Mars exploration, imaging scientists using data from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft have recently observed features […]
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Mariner 9 Orbital Study of Mars
Will the “wave of darkening” soon go the way of Martian canals during the Mariner 9 orbital study of the red planet?
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Mariner 9 Hopes to Answer Long Awaited Questions
Is Mars totally bleak and inhospitable to life? Or could water still be found on the planet? What role do dust storms play in forming Martian clouds?