See this News Story March 30 ,'99 . This is an orbiter to be launched in June 2003, arriving at Mars in December 2003. The lander is dedicated to studies concerning the possibility of life on Mars. Check out the latest , including cool new images . See the News story .
Recent images provide clues about Martian water.
Feb 2, 1999. The Pascal mission , proposed by our group to measure the climate on Mars comprehensively for a Mars decade using a network of cheap, miniature weather stations on Mars recently had a flight test. Data from on-board accelerometers and radar tracking are being recovered and analyzed to evaluate the probe performance.