The Strange and Mysterious Mars Terrain The surface of Mars is covered in dust, rocks, and strange formations that tell a story millions of years old. 🔴 Scientists believe Mars once had rivers, lakes, and maybe even oceans, but they dried up as the planet lost its atmosphere. 💨 Beneath its surface, there may still be frozen water or traces of ancient microbial life waiting to be discovered. 👽 Every image from Mars reminds us this red planet is more mysterious and alive than it seems. 🌌 #spac

On November 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/SkE22C This was the first mission NASA sent to Mars in almost 20 years. The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was an orbiter. It transmitted data from NASA's Mars rovers Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity back to Earth. The spacecraft also did a lot of its own science. It found surface channels on Mars that appeared to have been created by running water. It looked at the sout