July 14, 1965:  American Space Probe Captures Pictures of Mars On this day in 1965, the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars took the first close-up photos of another planet.  These ground-breaking photos were the first of many attempts to study the planet, raising the question, “Is there life on Mars?”. Watch as NOVA goes behind the scenes of the latest NASA missions to the Red Planet to see if there really can be life on Mars.
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July 14, 1965:  American Space Probe Captures Pictures of Mars

On this day in 1965, the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars took the first close-up photos of another planet.  These ground-breaking photos were the first of many attempts to study the planet, raising the question, “Is there life on Mars?”.

Watch as NOVA goes behind the scenes of the latest NASA missions to the Red Planet to see if there really can be life on Mars.

Source: to.pbs.org

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