Slightly different articles on Mars and missions to it

I’m very much a Moon person but I’ve written a bit about Mars over the years as well, highlighting a few key aspects about the red planet’s exploration which I thought aren’t discussed as much or in detail.

NASA explores Mars

• Looking back at Pathfinder as the start of modern Mars exploration
• How NASA decides where to land on Mars
  • How NASA defines “Special Regions” for Mars missions
• NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft revealed how Mars lost its atmosphere and water
• Interviewing Tory Bruno on leading the company that has launched every NASA mission to Mars

India reaches the Red Planet

• Reviewing Mangalyaan, India’s first Mars mission
• India’s Mars orbiter completes six years at the red planet, but where is the science?
  • Debate: Mangalyaan’s low science output still reflects on ISRO
  • Mangalyaan spacecraft terminated—it was never a science mission
• My article on Mangalyaan was rejected 8 times but I published it anyway
• Views of Mars from India's Mangalyaan orbiter
• Book review: Those magnificent women and their stories that must be told

Looking ahead

• Japan wants to sample Mars’ moon Phobos with its MMX mission
• ExoMars: A European mission to find signs of life on Mars
• Experiments at the International Space Station that paved the way to living on Mars and beyond
• Can we make Mars Earth-like?

Related: Articles on Venus