Dear Reader,

     The Martian Chronicles are an outreach effort, aimed at exciting youth about the exploration and near-future human settlement of Mars.

     Please distribute The Chronicles freely!!! To be added to the announcement list, or to receive paper copies for distribution, contact MarsYouth@mit.edu.

     This newsletter is produced by the Mars Society Youth Chapter and the MIT Mars Society Chapter.

     Send us your submissions to MarsYouth@mit.edu (or click here for information).

     Enjoy The Martian Chronicles!

• MIT has 2020 Vision for Mars
      -- by Erika Brown
   
• Radiation Hazards On a Mars Mission
      -- by Richard Reifsnyder
   
• Psychological Effects on a Mars Mission
      -- by Brian Finifter
   
• Word Search Puzzle
    - Tharsis Region, Mars
      -- by Julie Edwards
   
• Meet the Scientist: Dr. Matthew Golombek
    - Geologist, Mars Pathfinder Project Scientist
      -- by Vesna Nikolic
   
• Permafrost Springs on Earth and Mars
      -- by Chris McKay
   
• "Nuclear" Is Not a Four-Letter Word
      -- by Richard Reifsnyder
   
• Mars Q&A
      -- by Margarita Marinova, Vesna Nikolic, Richard Reifsnyder
   
• Cool Links
      -- by Vesna Nikolic
   

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