Images: On a path to Mars
Summary: The Mars Global Surveyor should reach the Red Planet in about seven months. It will scan the surface for water.
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Chasma Boreale
The Chasma Boreale is a trough in the north polar cap area. The spring photo shows dark sand emerging from bright frost from the winter.
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