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Check out a fresh view of the imagination-sparking formation that became known as the Face on Mars as some humans speculated it may have been sculpted by aliens.

NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft took a stunning photograph of Mars on July 25, 1976. This day in history: NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft took a stunning photograph of Mars on July 25, 1976, sparking a global debate over alien life.

This Encyclopedia Britannica Science list explores 10 important dates in the history of Mars exploration and discovery.

Probes that have made it to Mars as Nasa's Perseverance attempts tricky landing The Perseverance rover will go through ‘seven minutes of terror' as it attempts to land on the Martian surface. 18 February, 2021 12:06 Mars is not a friendly place when it comes to landing spacecraft. On Thursday, Nasa’s Perseverance rover will go through “seven minutes of terror” as it attempts to land on the Martian surface at 8.45pm UK time as part of a 2.7 billion US dollar (£1.9 billion) mission. There have been 19 landing attempts on the red planet, but only eight hav...

is zero room for error. about 17 minutes from now, if all goes as planned, the rover will touchdown on the martian surface. but it takes 14 minutes for a signal to travel from mars to earth, so best case scenario, confirmation will come in about 31 minutes. we expect pictures around 2 a.m. eastern. now, joining us from the laboratory in california. in moscow r where russian space officials are closely following the development and science correspondent david brodie joins us from edge water, new jersey. but first we will go to john zarrella there live in pasadena. john, we are about t...