Mars

Mars

By Matt1081199
  • Discovery of Mars as a planet
    Jan 1, 1543

    Discovery of Mars as a planet

    Nicholas Copernicus was the first to believe that Mars was a planet.
  • Observed through a telescope

    Observed through a telescope

    Galileo Galileo was the first to observe Mars through a telescope.
  • First Flyby

    First Flyby

    The first successful Mars flyby was in 1965 by Mariner 4.
  • First Landing (unsuccessful)

    First Landing (unsuccessful)

    Mars 2 was the first space probe to land on Mars, but the landing was unsuccessfful and resulted in broken equiptment.
  • First Successful Landing

    First Successful Landing

    Mars 3 was the first successful space probe to land on Mars.
  • First sign of water

    First sign of water

    Radar data showed large quantities of water ice at the poles.
  • Finding evidence of water

    Finding evidence of water

    The Mars rover "Spirit" found water molecules in a chemical compound on Mars.
  • Comet strikes Mars?

    Comet strikes Mars?

    NASA predicts that a comet will come very close to striking Mars in the future but will not impact the planet.