Course Description Campus Events Past Present/Future Literature/Pop Culture Evidence for Life People to Mars? Transforming Mars Medicine/Physiology Mars Today Interactive Map External Links Course Instructors Course Content Student Papers Guestbook

Life On Mars?

Mars figures prominently in science, popular culture and literature. Recent evidence suggests life once existed on Mars. Planetary probes describe a planet that may have had oceans and flowing water. Technological advances have made a human mission to Mars a possible goal, rather than a science fiction story.

These facts, however, raise several questions. How compelling are the data about life on Mars? If Mars was once a warmer, wetter planet, what caused the change? Is a human mission to Mars a worthwhile undertaking?

This web site provides access to some of the key information needed to address these questions.
If you enjoy this site, please sign our guestbook.

Visit our Interactive Mars Map to explore the geography of Mars!

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What's New:

03-05-03: "Campus Events" section added.
02-28-03: Be sure to sign the brand-new guestbook!
02-01-03: The "Face on Mars" added to the interactive map.
01-16-03: Two new student papers added.

The Humanitates Vitae Program and website design are funded by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.