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...magnetic fields and deep-space radiation. In the vicinity of the red planet it scouted the hazards that astronauts will meet when they try to land there. It gave earthbound experts their most accurate estimates of the planet's structure and mass; it beamed radio signals through the Martian atmosphere to study its density and looked for signs of a magnetic field...
...During this maneuver, it performed one additional and highly important experiment. Mariner beamed radio signals back to Earth through the atmosphere of Mars. By examining the changes in amplitude and frequency of the radio waves as they arrived on Earth, scientists hoped to get a better idea of what Martian atmosphere was like...
Marriage Revealed. Vincent Edwards, 37, TV's surly, suture-self surgeon (Ben Casey); and Kathy Kersh, 22, a Rheingold Miss (1962) turned TV actress (My Favorite Martian); both for the first time; in Hollywood last month...
...planet. They will be able to study Mars for long periods at close range, sending back several kinds of maplike pictures, including intimate views of Mars made by infra-red light and by radar. A single orbiter will be able to chronicle an entire cycle of the Martian seasons, watching the growth of vegetation (if it really is vegetation) and mapping the fleeting details that were once interpreted as the famous Martian "canals," which are now thought to be optical illusions. It can measure the density of the planet's atmosphere by dropping a small object and watching...
...Laboratory) equipped to search for and analyze anything resembling life, and to send reports back to earth by radio. The ABL must be prepared to select and analyze kinds of life unknown on earth. But there is little chance that any large hostile creatures will attack and destroy it. Martian life is probably lowly, but no one really knows...