This fact sheet provides an overview of the mission, science goals, and a list of science instruments. This document is in PDF format and requires the Adobe Acrobat reader software . This website has a complete description of the science objectives of the Mars Exploration Rover project. View video simulations depicting the new Mars rover, carrying the Athena science payload, landing on and exploring the Martian surface. In 2003, two powerful new Mars rovers will be on their way to the red planet.
Materials here reveal facts, missions, and educational resources about Mars.
Pathfinder deployed a small rover called Sojourner to explore the Martian landscape. Is There Water on Mars - Investigations in this NASA Educator Guide explore the question of whether there is water on Mars. Mars Fact Sheet - Learn the many differences between Earth and Mars in this geographical Fact Sheet on the Red Planet. A NASA Press Release describing the meteorite discovered in Antarctica. The article documents the discovery of evidence for primitive bacterial life on Mars.