Today’s site takes us to Mars.

The Red Planet has intrigued mankind for much of his history. From Percival Lowell’s alleged canals to the landing of unmanned probes, we just can’t get enough of Mars.

This site, ExploreMarsNow.org, gives a possible peek at what Mars may be like in the future, when we have a manned base set up there! Cool, huh?

The graphics are pretty impressive. With just a little imagination, you can imagine yourself in the habitat itself, with the .38 earth gravity gently tugging at your spacesuited body.

This site has been seriously thought out. The Martian mission launches in 2017. The crew consists of six international members. Hopefully, they will get along well, because the mission is set to last two years, five and a half months! That’s a long time between fishing trips.

Check out the rover, with its metal tires, its individually powered wheels suspended by spring-spokes, and its swivel collars that allow the wheels to swivel and not affect the crew.

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