+ NASA Homepage + NASA en Español + Marte en Español + Mars Home + Odyssey Home Spotlight on Mars 2005   |   2006   |   2007   |   2008 26-May-2008 How Phoenix Talks to Earth NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander communicates with Earth using the Odyssey orbiter as a two-way communications link in the Martian sky. Read More... 23-May-2008 Getting By with a Little Help from Friends When NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander prepares for landing on May 25, 2008, it won't be alone. Three spacecraft in orbit will serve as a welcome committee. Read More... 21-May-2008 Watching Seasons Pass on Mars Just as migrating birds herald the changing seasons on Earth, sand dunes show seasonal change on the fourth rock from the Sun. From a distance, crescent-shaped dunes near the north pole of Mars can even resemble birds in flight. Read More... 15-Apr-2008 Like Martian Water for Chocolate If you smacked a frozen chocolate bar on a table, it would break into bite-size pieces resembling the terrain in this Martian crater. To a planetary scientist, this pattern is a tantalizing clue that the ground once contained water ice. When the frozen terrain cracked, in some places the ice melted into flows chock full of sediment. Perhaps the ground is still filled with layers of near-surface ice. Read More... + Freedom of Information Act + The President's Management Agenda + FY 2002 Agency Performance and    accountability report + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and    Accessiblity Certification Last Updated: + Comments and Questions