Learners plan a mock mission to Mars. For this space science lesson, students work in cooperative groups and select one experiment to take on their mock mission. Learners create a mission plan form and send a proposed experiment to NASA.

This short article elaborates on why it's important to have more space missions to the moon before sending a manned space mission to Mars. Follow links to learn more about NASA's other space missions.

View several different surface features of Mars as taken by the Mars Global Surveyor. Explanation of each of the geologic features accompanies each photograph.