Mars is a planet of natural violence far greater than is known on Earth, with winds gusting to 350 mph and evidence of immense floods that swamped vast areas.
Did Mars have enough spark for life?
Two planetary scientists have taken a novel approach to the question of life on Mars, calculating the amount of energy available for potentially life-sustaining chemical reactions. Their conclusion: There was enough energy for life to emerge, but not enough for it to flourish.
Pathfinder
The Mars Pathfinder probe may be finished, and its saga may already be the subject of history books and CD-ROMs. But Pathfinder
Consortium proposes 2003 mission to survey Mars
Four leading space groups are proposing to fly a robot-controlled airplane over the
The big picture on Pathfinder: a giant leap toward unraveling millennia of mysteries
One year ago, the Mars Pathfinder mission turned a little rover into an international media star. But the allure of the Red Planet goes far beyond one space mission. NBC
David McKay discusses the search for Mars life
NASA planetary scientist David McKay is a member of the research team that announced in 1996 that a Martian meteorite known as ALH84001 appeared to contain traces of biological activity. In an interview, McKay discusses the continuing search for evidence of life on Mars.
Pathfinder sees 2 sides of Mars
The Mars Pathfinder mission is still providing scientific surprises, one year after the spacecraft bounced to the surface of the Red Planet and nine months after it went mute. After a detailed analysis, scientists say the Martian landscape appears to have been frozen in time for billions of years.

