Exploration of Mars
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The planet Mars has been explored remotely by spacecraft. Probes sent from Earth, beginning in the late 20th century, have yielded a large increase in knowledge about the Martian system, focused prima
Mars landing sites (16 December 2020)
Martian sunset, Spirit rover, 2005
Mars 1M spacecraft
The first close-up images taken of Mars in 1965 from Mariner 4 show an area about 330 km across by 1200 km from limb to bottom of frame.
Colonization of Mars
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The colonization of Mars is the proposed process of establishing permanent human settlements on the planet Mars. While most colonization concepts focus on settling, colonization is a broader ethical c
A rendering of the Interplanetary Transport System approaching Mars, a concept colony ship of the in-development SpaceX Mars Colonization Program
An expedition-style crewed mission would operate on the surface, but for limited amounts of time.
Dust is one concern for Mars missions.
Artist's conception of the process of terraforming Mars as discussed in some works of science fiction