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.
Mars Express
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Mars Express is a space exploration mission by the European Space Agency exploring the planet Mars and its moons since 2003, and the first planetary mission attempted by ESA.
CG image of Mars Express arriving at Mars
A replica of the Beagle 2 lander component of Mars Express at the Science Museum, London
MARSIS antenna deployed
Image of Mars Express in orbit, by MGS