Percival Lowell did not know that his eyes played a part in the markings he saw on Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

why not on Mars,too? I walked toward him and in a normal voice announced my name and said I had come in peace.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

There something happens. He does not know how, but he has been transported to the Red Planet,Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

Today,Mars continues to excite -- not as the object of science fiction but of scientific study.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

Eight-year-old Sam learned that the ancient description of Mars as red is not exactly right.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

Not once did I question this fact. My mind told me I was on Mars as your mind tells you that you are upon Earth.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

He began a program of observing not only Mars, but also Venus and Mercury.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

I could not stop looking at it. It was Mars...the red planet...

VOA: special.2010.07.10

He thinks NASA should focus on getting to Mars, not going to the moon under the Constellation program.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Not having anything that they're striving for." "Not going back to the moon or trying to go to Mars, or anything else."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15