Red Planet Day is a day to celebrate and learn more about Mars. On November 28th, 1964, Mariner 4, a robotic interplanetary probe, was launched by NASA. The Mariner 4 became the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Mars, giving the world the first close-up images of Mars. Since then, several exploratory missions have been sent to Mars to gather data about the planet. Today, five spacecraft orbit Mars and two spacecraft - the Curiosity Rover and the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity - are on the planet's surface. All 7 send an incredible amount of data about the planet back to astronomers on Earth. Join MagellanTV in celebrating Red…

Red Planet Day is a day to celebrate and learn more about Mars. On November 28th, 1964, Mariner 4, a robotic interplanetary probe, was launched by NASA. The Mariner 4 became the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Mars, giving the world the first close-up images of Mars. Since then, several exploratory missions have been sent to Mars to gather data about the planet. Today, five spacecraft orbit Mars and two spacecraft - the Curiosity Rover and the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity - are on the planet's surface. All 7 send an incredible amount of data about the planet back to astronomers on Earth. Join MagellanTV in celebrating Red Planet Day with this playlist of Martian documentaries and other shows in the spirit of solar system exploration.