MAVEN: Evolution of Mars

Mission summary article by Janet Luhmann, MAVEN Deputy Principal Investigator: Mars exploration has two distinctly human faces. One is focused on the deeper understanding of our solar system, and our place in it. How is it that the Earth ended up as it did, with features conducive to fostering intelligent life and advanced technologies? Why not on our neighbouring planet, Mars? The other concerns the human drive to investigate and in some cases utilise all accessible places and their… [More at link]