The Red Planet

The Red Planet

Updated: August 05, 2008

Is there really water on Mars? NASA says new images of liquid-like deposits on the Red Planet could prove it. Bright, unusual-colored tracks in the planet's red soil suggest water may have rushed across the surface sometime in the past decade, leading scientists to believe there's still life on Mars yet to be discovered.

Get the latest images and videos from Mars, including a interactive that shows videos about the Phoenix lander, a robot device that discovered the evidence of water. You can also check out images and an update on the Mars rover, The Spirit, which landed in 2004.

Image: Gallery: The Red Planet
Gallery: The Red Planet

Ever wondered what Mars really looks like?

 
Image: DEA
Interactive: Landing on Mars

The Phoenix robot journeys to the Martian North Pole. Find out what this Mars lander can do and how it works.

 
 
Image: NASA to Help Remove the Spirit Rover
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NASA to Help Remove the Spirit Rover

After getting stuck in a sand trap for months, NASA has a plan to get the Mars rover out.

 
Image: Quiz: Space Trivia
Quiz: Space Trivia

What's your outer-space IQ?

 
 


 

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