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Try: http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/mars/

The Neanderthals were the first to see what you may be observing in the 2003 late summer evening sky. And whether you’ve observed Mars with the naked eye, a homemade telescope or plan to visit a local observatory to see the closest approach of the planets Earth and Mars on Aug. 27, you will enjoy this NASA site titled "Mars: The Red Planet." Two six-wheeled exploration rovers are scheduled to land on Mars in two different spots in January. The mission will be to search for evidence of water or a history of water on the planet. Read, too, about Earth time opposed to Martian time, and enjoy the amazing graphics. The picture above is of BEES (Bio-inspired Engineering of Explorations Systems), a Mars plane project NASA has been working on for years. The planes have been designed to navigate Mars the way insects control their courses on Earth. (See today’s front-page story, "An eyeful of Mars," for IU observatory visitor information.)