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Mars is just around the corner
 
9 December 2003

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The Mars Express spacecraft
The Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars.

Credits: ESA 2001, Illustration by Medialab
 
 
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Artist's impression of the Beagle 2
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Beagle 2 will land on Isidis Planitia, a large, flat sedimentary basin straddling the relatively young northern plains and ancient southern highlands, where traces of life could have been preserved.

Credits: Illustration by Medialab, ESA 2001
 
 
Looking at Mars
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