Thursday, October 4, 2007

Collaboration of international forces to define Mars

This article focuses on the collaboration of international forces such as Russia, Spain and Canada,to create missions such as NASA’s Mars Odyssey (launched in 2001), the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express (2003), NASA’s Mars exploration rovers (2003) and NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (2005). It is a two part article focusing on international exploration of Mars. These "missions are designed to study everything from planetary geology, mineral composition, water supply, radiation and atmosphere, to whether the Red Planet can support life."

http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=March&x=20070321113432lcnirellep0.5797344

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