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Mars Timeline
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Natalie
⟶ Updated 29 Jan 2018 ⟶
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Rover journey over 10 years on mars.
Video compilation of the most recent pictures and discoveries of Mars from 2017.
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Early discoveries
Events
Giovanni Schiaparelli observes canals on the surface of mars.
Mapping of the surface of mars.
Edward Emerson Barnard observes craters on Mars.
Lowell builds an observatory to observe Mars.
Wilhelm Beer and Johann von Maedler determine Mars's rotation period as 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22.6 seconds.
Richard Anthony Proctor creates map of Mars with oceans and continents.
Life on Mars
Events
Nikola Tesla picks up on cosmic radio wave.
Lowell publishes "Mars and its Canals", claiming life on Mars.
Mars in the Media
Events
Radio drama causes widespread panic.
First close up image of Mars taken by Mariner 4.
Surface of Mars
Events
Remake of 1890 image
Color-enhanced image to show ancient bedrock.
Image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that shows layered deposits.
Detailed Mars gravity map.
Taken by HiRISE showing gully landforms.
Close up image of "paterae" volcanoes
Taken on HiRISE camera of Mars's ice table.
Craters on the Elysium Planitia region
Image of Lebanon, a meteorite formed by iron.
Image of the weather in Mars, showing the dark spot where a space rock hit the surface.
Flow markings from seasonal changes showing evidence of salt liquid water.
Mars and Technology
Events
Mariner 9 is the first spacecraft to orbit Mars and maps more than 70% of the surface.
Image taken by Viking 1 taken to search for evidence of life.
Meteorite from Mars suggests potential life.
Murray Ridge
Valley on the way to Mount Sharp.
Sunset near Gusey crater.
Mars Rovers that are used to take high-resolution and full color images.
Mars Pathfinder lands on Mars, America's first successful trip to Mars since the 70s.
Phoenix lands in search of water.