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Russian Mars 96 Mission

http://www.iki.rssi.ru/mars96/

Detailed description of failed Mars exploratory mission

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Polar Landing Site for a First Mars Expedition

http://www.sff.net/people/Geoffrey.Landis/pole.html

Discusses the reasons why a site on the Martian pole might be the best place to land a first expedition to Mars.

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NASA: Be a Martian

http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/

Project helping NASA to date Martian land areas by counting craters. Invites members of the public to take part.

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NASA Center for Mars Exploration

http://cmex.ihmc.us/CMEX/

Various resources on Mars Exploration with an educational emphasis.

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JPL Mars Exploration Program

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/

Various sections: Extreme Planet, Follow the Water, Mars Rocks, Life on Mars?, The Martian Mystique and Just for Kids.

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Human Exploration of Mars

http://members.cox.net/jhaldenwang/mars.htm

Discusses some of the problems involved in sending humans to Mars, and proposes solutions.

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Explore the Planet Mars

http://www.exploremarsnow.org/

Realistic, interactive, 3D walk-though of a Mars base designed for the first humans to land on Mars including a Mars habitat, greenhouse, Mars car and robot rovers.

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