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NASA's official site for the microprobe mission, launched with the Mars Polar Lander in January 1999. Contact was lost in December 1999.
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Deep Space 2  This site is no longer active. While the information was correct at the time of publishing, it cannot be assumed that it is still correct. Please enjoy the site as a glimpse back at history. The two miniature probes carrying...
http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds2/

Overview of the Russian mission launched in 1996 that failed to reach earth orbit.
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PhSRM  Scientific goals ofthe experiments Description of the instruments Small Stations Penetrators Conclusion Project Summary This issue describes the MARS-96 robotic spacecraft scientific mission to Mars prepared according to the Federal Program of Space Exploration developed by the Russian Academy of...
http://www.iki.rssi.ru/mars96/mars96hp.html

Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1965-056A.html

Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1964-078C.html

A NASA history book on the Viking and Mariner missions. Discusses the motives for these programs and the evolution of hardware. Includes information on the search for life on Mars, spacecraft assembly, landing site selection, and experiments performed on the Martian surface.
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on-mars  National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA History Office NASA SP-4212 ON MARS Exploration of the Red Planet 1958-1978 Edward Clinton Ezell Linda Neuman Ezell The NASA History Series Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1984. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington,...
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4212/on-mars.html

Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/DEEPSP2.html

Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1996-064A.html

Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1992-063A.html

Overviews of every mission to Mars since 1960, including planned future missions.
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Mars Exploration Timeline  Catalog by typing a name in the space below. Spacecraft Name: Mars Home Page Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration Author/Curator: Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@gsfc.nasa.gov NSSDC, Mail Code 690.1 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 +1-301-286-1258 NASA...
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology_mars.html