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2008 NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands in the polar region on Mars
2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches 2004 William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the 1960s, dies at 93 2000 Conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Moon 1999 "Forrest Mars, Sr", businessman, Mars candy, dies at 95 1997 U.S. space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars 1997 "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" closes at Gershwin New York City 1997 "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin New York City 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit 1996 NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral 1996 NASA announces that life may have existed on Mars 1993 Mars Observer comes closest to Mars 1993 NASA loses contact with Mars Observer 1993 Mars Observer takes 1st photo of Mars, from 5 billion km 1993 Motley Crue's Mike Mars files for divorce from Emi-Canyn 1992 U.S. Mars Observer launched from Space shuttle 1990 Peter Dunn, actor (Invaders from Mars) dies 1989 Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Moon 1989 U.S.S.R. announces plan for 2-yr manned mission to Mars 1988 NASA unviels plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars 1984 Transit of Earth as seen on Mars 1976 Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity 1976 Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos 1976 Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars 1976 U.S. Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing 1976 Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars 1976 Lukas Hass, actor, Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box 1975 Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley 1975 Viking 2 Mars probe launch 1975 Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing 1975 Wings release "Venus and Mars" album 1975 Paul McCartney releases "Venus and Mars" 1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 7 1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 6 1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 5 1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet 1972 Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars 1971 Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars 1971 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 1971 Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65 1971 Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet, Mars 1971 U.S. Mariner 9, 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched 1971 U.S.S.R. Mars 3 launched, 1st spacecraft to soft land on Mars 1971 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars 1969 Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars 1969 Mariner 6 flies past Mars 1969 Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars 1969 Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190-mi above southern Mars 1969 Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars 1969 Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby 1968 Lisa Marie [Sliwa], born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, actress, Mars Attack 1965 "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars 1965 U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) 1965 JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars and return 1964 U.S.S.R. launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned 1964 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars 1964 U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned 1962 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars 1962 Mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean 1962 Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn within 16 degrees 1951 Mick Mars, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, rocker, heavy metal guitarist, played for glam metal band Motley Crue 1950 Brad Dourif, West Virginia, actor, Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty 1941 Paul Winfield, Louisiana, actor, Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack 1933 Mars Zakirovich Rafikov, Russian cosmonaut 1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century 1920 Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actor, Invaders From Mars, Young Lions 1918 Marguerite Chapman, born in Chatham, New York, actress, Spy Smasher, Flight to Mars 1915 Lester del Rey, U.S., sci-fi author, Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars 1913 Alfred R Wallace, British zoologist (Is Mars habitable?), dies 1911 Leif Erickson, California, actor, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront 1910 Giovanni V Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (Mars), dies at 75 1895 Charles Lamont, born in San Francisco, California, director, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 1877 Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos 1877 Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos 1875 Edgar Rice Burroughs, U.S., sci-fi author, Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga 1842 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher and popularizer of astronomy 1835 Giovanni Schiaparelli, born in Italy, astronomer, discovered canals of Mars 1829 Asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars, Phobos and Deimos 1777 Guillaume Coustou, Jr., French sculptor (Apollo/Mars/Venus), dies at 61 1642 Cinq Mars, French plotter, executed |
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