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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicNASA's Mars Observer mission is due for launch in September 1992. This documentary gives an overview of this, and previous, missions to Mars and also explains objecives and expectations of Mars exploration..The whole Martian enviroment is a very important field of space science. Understanding the Red Planet's evolution and comparing it with the Earth's one is the objective of several international missions to Mars.The surface of Mars, its volcanoes and craters, its canyons, the presence of water and ice, its climate change etc. are all important elements to map the Martian World.