This fact sheet covers the mission highlights and lessons learned about the red planet. This document is in PDF format and requires the Adobe Acrobat reader software . Mars Fact Sheet - Learn the many differences between Earth and Mars in this geographical Fact Sheet on the Red Planet. The 1970's Viking mission did not return a Mars rock sample to Earth. Further crucial information about Mars comes from an unexpected source - meteorites that arrived on Earth unaided by technology.
Materials here reveal facts, missions, and educational resources about Mars.
Research - This area contains information regarding primitive life research of the planet Mars. Learn how a NASA-funded team found the first organic molecules thought to be of Martian origin. These four images highlight the types of scientific experiments and engineering tests that the rover Sojourner has conducted on Mars. Rover Project is designed to have two scientific rovers going to Mars in 2003. Each rover will search for evidence of liquid water that may have been present in Mars past.