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1 Mars: Return to the Red Planet 4 Th Planet from the Sun 4 Th Planet from the Sun A Terrestrial world, with some similar Earth-ike characteristics A Terrestrial world, with some similar Earth-ike characteristics 40 years of spaceprobe exploration 40 years of spaceprobe exploration http://www.astro.yorku.ca/observatory http://www.astro.yorku.ca/observatory http://www.astro.yorku.ca/observatory E-mail: pdelaney@yorku.ca E-mail: pdelaney@yorku.ca

2 York University Astronomical Observatory

3 SkyNews: Canadian Astronomy and beyond! www.skynews.ca

4 Mariner 4: 1965 Mariner 6 & 7: 1969 Mariner 9: 1971

5 Mars: Two Views

6 Mars: Vital Stats

7 Mars: Up Close

8 Viking Orbiter: 1976

9 Viking Lander: 1976

10 Viking 1: First Image

11 Viking Lander Site: 1976

12 Pathfinder and Sojourner: 1997

13 Pathfinder: 1997

14 Mars Global Surveyor: 1997

15 Mars Odyssey: 2001

16 Gustev Crater from Mars Odyssey: March 2003

17 Mars: The Case for Water

18 Spirit: 2004

19 Spirit: EDL

20 Spirit Panorama in Gustev Crater

21 All around Spirit

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