Scientists are gathering evidence that shows this spot on Mars is ideal for long-term exploration. A lot of Mars explorations see it as a place ready for human exploration to uncover the planet's history and potential to sustain microbial life.
Mars, fourth planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun and seventh in size and mass. It is a periodically conspicuous reddish object in the night sky. There are intriguing clues that billions of years ago Mars was even more Earth-like than today.