Current Issue:  Issue 3 / Space Science
 

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Mars Exploration
  Why we are so interested in Mars?What will be the next Mars missions? Mars Surveyor 1998 and Mars 2001 have been announced.

Mars Pathfinder
 The first time in human history to watch the scene of sun rising from Mars. Since 4 July 97, the Rover has been running on the Mars.
What we have learned from it.

Global Surveyor
After 300 days cruise in the Universe, the
Mars Global Surveyor has arrived Mars on 12 Sep. 97. What kind of job the MGS will do?

Mars Surveyor 98 & 2001
Mars surveyor 98 will investigate the south pole of Mars.
Mars surveyor 2001 will acquiring the information that will be needed for the decision of sending humans to Mars.

New Millennium Program
Probing the future space exploration - "network missions" in the next century. The NMP is ons of the most ambitious space program. It will testing and  identifying advanced technologies.
 

 

Past Issue:  Issue 2 / Space Science

News Flash!

 This picture is taken by Mars pdathfiner shortly after its touchdown on Mars at 10:07am Pacific Daylight Time on July 4, 1997.

The small rover is 65cm long by 18cm tall. It carries 3 scientific instruments: IMP(Imager for Mars Pathfinder), APXS(Alpha proton X-ray spectrometer), and ASI/MET(Atmosphere structure instrument/Meteorology package). The white matrial is the airbag system.

Many rocks set in a background of reddish soil. The light brown hue of the sky results from suspended dust. The landing site is in the dry flood channel named Ares Valles.
The Rover is running on Mars.


It's named Sagan Memorial Station.

The two hills in the background are of extreme geological interest. They are about 1 mile from the Sagan Memorial Station.
The rocks in the foreground are very diverse. The flat table-like rock displays interesting linear features.
The large rocks show impressive textures.



 
LIFE ON MARS ?
HOW LONG WILL OUR SOLAR SYSTEM EXIST?
JUPITER, JUPITER, WHAT'S NEW?

New Photographs and Discoveries of Ganymede, the Largest Moon in Our Solar System
 
THE PLEASURE OF FLYING IN SPACE
FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
SEARCH FOR LIFE ON "EARTH - LIKE" PLANETS