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Humans on Mars
After years of go-it-alone robots surveying the distant planet, humans obtain first-hand looks at Mars as a harbor for past and possibly present life. An expedition sets up geophysical station. Click to enlarge.
High-tech
Mars explorers check out surface samples using microscope and other high-tech gear.
Mars Drill
A drill is used to look for subsurface water and, perhaps, evidence of life. The first humans on Mars need new flexible space suits and an array of tools to investigate what Mars has to offer.
All images courtesy NASA/John Frassanito & Associates
