• The Mars Society is a nonprofit organization that advocates for human exploration and colonization of Mars. It was founded by Robert Zubrin in 1998 and...
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    humans to Mars has been the subject of aerospace engineering and scientific studies since the late 1940s as part of the broader exploration of Mars. Long-term...
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    colonization of Mars humans would inhabit Martian territory and exploit resources there, possibly enabling the settlement of Mars. Most Mars colonization...
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    book The Case for Mars. It now serves as a staple of Zubrin's speaking engagements and general advocacy as head of the Mars Society, an organization devoted...
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    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red...
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    engaged in space advocacy relating to the colonization of Mars since at least 2001 at the Mars Society.: 30–31  As early as 2007, Elon Musk publicly stated...
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    Cydonia (/sɪˈdoʊniə/, /saɪˈdoʊniə/) is a region on the planet Mars that has attracted both scientific and popular interest. The name originally referred...
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    calendars and other timekeeping approaches have been proposed for the planet Mars. The most commonly seen in the scientific literature denotes the time of...
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    Mars Colonization of Mars Human mission to Mars Life on Mars List of artificial objects on Mars List of missions to Mars Mars landing Mars race Mars rover...
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  • The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no conclusive...
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  • Look up Mars, mars, or marš in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars also commonly refers to: Mars (mythology)...
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  • A flag of Mars is a concept of a possible flag design, meant to symbolize the planet Mars or to represent a fictional Martian government, in works of...
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    Sol (borrowed from the Latin word for sun) is a solar day on Mars; that is, a Mars-day. A sol is the apparent interval between two successive returns...
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    Almost all water on Mars today exists as polar permafrost ice, though it also exists in small quantities as vapor in the atmosphere. What was thought to...
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    The terraforming of Mars or the terraformation of Mars is a hypothetical procedure that would consist of a planetary engineering project or concurrent...
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  • Mars Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$45...
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    The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are...
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    one of two simulated Mars analog habitats owned and operated by the Mars Society. The MDRS station was built in the early 2000s near Hanksville, Utah...
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    makes chocolate candy. Mars' son Forrest Edward Mars developed M&M's and the Mars bar and founded the Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Mars was born on September...
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    This list of crewed Mars mission plans is a listing of concept studies for a crewed mission to Mars during the 20th and 21st centuries. It is limited...
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    The climate of Mars has been a topic of scientific curiosity for centuries, in part because it is the only terrestrial planet whose surface can be easily...
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    1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Beagle 2 Curiosity Deep Space 2 InSight Mars 2 Mars 3 Mars 6 Mars Polar Lander ↓ Opportunity Perseverance Phoenix Rosalind Franklin...
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  • Mars may contain ores that would be very useful to potential colonists. The abundance of volcanic features together with widespread cratering are strong...
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    Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has appeared as a setting in works of fiction since at least the mid-1600s. Trends in the planet's portrayal have...
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    gravity of Mars is a natural phenomenon, due to the law of gravity, or gravitation, by which all things with mass around the planet Mars are brought...
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    Deimos (moon) (redirect from Mars II)
    Deimos /ˈdaɪməs/ (systematic designation: Mars II) is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos. Deimos has a mean...
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    Mars, commonly known as Mars bar, is the name of two varieties of chocolate bar produced by Mars, Incorporated. It was first manufactured in 1922 in Slough...
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    Robert Zubrin (category Mars Society)
    book The Case for Mars (1996), as well as leadership experience at the National Space Society, Zubrin established the Mars Society in 1998. This is an...
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    on the planet Mars. These were a network of long straight lines in the equatorial regions from 60° north to 60° south latitude on Mars, observed by astronomers...
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    by the Areological Society. Figure 2 for the geologic map of Mars Beagle 2 Curiosity Deep Space 2 InSight Mars 2 Mars 3 Mars 6 Mars Polar Lander ↓ Opportunity...
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