Mars Exploration Program

<p>Mars Exploration Program (MEP) is a long-term effort <a href="/facts/Exploration_of_Mars/CbCgmNcH">to explore the planet Mars</a>, funded and led by <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a>. Formed in 1993, MEP has made use of orbital <a href="/facts/Spacecraft/YQqQaUw0">spacecraft</a>, <a href="/facts/Lander_(spacecraft)/dVYjPJlx">landers</a>, and <a href="/facts/Mars_rovers/6ueforXf">Mars rovers</a> to explore the possibilities of <a href="/facts/Life_on_Mars_(planet)/A14ye2It">life on Mars</a>, as well as the planet's <a href="/facts/Climate/f57XrNFU">climate</a> and <a href="/facts/Natural_resource/w9WXxMx3">natural resources</a>. The program is managed by NASA's <a href="/facts/Science_Mission_Directorate/uNhAcYLb">Science Mission Directorate</a> by <a href="/facts/Doug_McCuistion/sPDM8KqM">Doug McCuistion</a> of the <a href="/facts/Planetary_Science_Division/uNhAcYLb">Planetary Science Division</a>. As a result of 40% cuts to NASA's budget for fiscal year 2013, the <a href="/facts/Mars_Program_Planning_Group/yyjFYQFs">Mars Program Planning Group</a> (MPPG) was formed to help reformulate the MEP, bringing together leaders of NASA's technology, science, human operations, and science missions.
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Mars Exploration Program