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In planning the Mars Polar Lander, the potential water content in the Martian south pole was the strongest determining factor for choosing a landing location. [4] A CD-ROM containing the names of one million children from around the world was placed on board the spacecraft as part of the "Send Your Name to Mars" program designed to encourage ...
Martian dust devil photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. This dust devil is 800 m (2,600 ft) tall and 30 m (98 ft) wide. This dust devil is 800 m (2,600 ft) tall and 30 m (98 ft) wide. The existence of dust devils on Mars was confirmed by analysis of data from the Viking probes in the early 1980s.