Martian

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Mangalyaan was successfully placed in the Martian orbit on 24 September 2014, making India only the fourth country or geo-bloc to do so.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

To confirm any true evidence of past life, scientists would need to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth for detailed study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Tantalizing traces of ancient Martian life may have been found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One way to potentially make such an "extraordinary claim" would be to bring some Martian rocks back to Earth so scientists can study them more closely, Williams said.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Because the Martian atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as the Earth’s, a very large parachute, eighteen meters in diameter, was deployed to slow the spacecraft as it entered the thin air of Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan