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Mars Exploration

by NASA on The Commons

Since NASA's first attempt at sending a flyby mission to Mars in 1964, the Red Planet has piqued our curiosity. Enjoy images from our past Mars missions and stay tuned for news of our latest rover, Curiosity.

For a complete chronology of our Mars exploration ventures, visit: history.nasa.gov/marschro.htm

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Mars 1
First Image from Mariner 4
Zond 2
Mariner Diagram
Mars full disk approach view from Mariner 7
South Polar Cap of Mars as seen by Mariners 9 & 7
Dr. James C. Fletcher
Mariner 9 views of shield volcano
Technician Checks Soil Sampler on Viking Lander
Nix Olympica Identified by Mariner 9 on Mars Approach
Mariner 9 views Olympus Mons standing above the Martian Dust Storm
Dune Activity in Proctor Crater
Viking I Spacecraft in Cleanroom
Mars Mission: Viking I on Titan III Centaur Rocket Launch
Viking 2 Image of Mars Utopian Plain
Ophir Chasma
Viking 1 on Mars
Viking Phase III
Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia
Gaspra, Deimos, and Phobos
Color Mosaic of Olympus Mons on Mars
Rocky III Prototype
Evidence for Recent Wind Action on Martian Sand Dunes
Alexey Tolstoy Crater
The Mars Global Surveyor Geodesy Campaign