Mars 96: Russian Flight Mission
Mars Phobos Mission - a Russian project of 2 spacecraft launched to Mars and Phobos in July, 1988.
Mars Project Omaha - includes NASA photos taken during Viking Mars missions in 1976.
Viking Mission to Mars - objectives were to obtain high resolution images of the Martian surface, characterize the structure and composition of the atmosphere and surface, and search for evidence of life.
Mars Pathfinder Image Explorer - lots of pictures from Mars.
Mars Pathfinder Project Information
Current Missions
Mars Global Survey Relay Test - a high resolution spectrum.
Mars Global Surveyor - status reports and other information, from the National Space Science Data Center.
Mars Global Surveyor - NASA/JPL - updates, news, mission status, and multimedia.
Planetary Science Institute: Mars Surface Processes - project using Mars Global Surveyor images to study populations of impact craters on Mars.
Daily Martian Weather Report - starts in Spring, 1998, when Mars Global Surveyor achieves mapping orbit.
Future Missions
Athena 2001 Mars Rover - will scout out areas of Mars' ancient terrain where evidence of life might be preserved, study the composition and properties of materials there, and collect rock and soil samples for return to Earth.
Mars Missions, Year 2000 and Beyond - Pathfinder, Global Surveyor, and other information. From NASA.
Human Exploration
Mars Team Online - site for K-12 teachers and students. Live video, photo gallery, teacher resources, and kid's corner.
Mars Exploration - chemical and geological properties of Mars.
Center for Mars Exploration - NASA Ames Space Science Division
Mars Direct - supporting a manned Mars mission in the near future.
Mars Exploration Rationale - by Dr. Michael Duke, of NASA Johnson Space Flight Center.
Mars Mission Research Center - North Carolina State University - focusing on research and educational technologies necessary for planetary exploration, especially transportation to and from Mars.
Mission to Mars - shares information about the exploration of the Red Planet and gives perspectives on what is involved with the design of a mission.
Planet Mars - site about private sector Mars work, including launch center, spacecraft, mission, and spinoff financing plans.
Colonization
The Mars Project - virtual colonization of Mars.
Mission Mars - see the Martian colony of 2050. You can listen to the Mars anthem, view the colonists, tour the colony, and get your Mars driver's license.