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The Planetary Report is the internationally recognized flagship magazine of The Planetary Society, featuring lively articles and full-color photos to provide comprehensive coverage of discoveries on Earth and other planets.
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Download a subject index to the first 20 years of The Planetary Report (1980-2001)
Past Issues of The Planetary Report
To Sample the Sun
Mars Global Surveyor: The Saga of the Solar Array, by Glenn E. Cunningham; Mars Global Surveyor Science Update, by Arden Albee; The Genesis Mission: Catching Pieces of the Sun, by Don Burnett; The Contour Mission: Seeking Clues to Our Origin, by Joseph Veverka
Zooming in on Mars
The Sun Sets on Mars Pathfinder, by Jennifer Vaughn; The Shiva Hypothesis, by Michael R. Rampino; Ice Water, and Fire: The Galileo Europa Mission, by Leslie L. Lowes
Martian Sunset
Planetfest '97, by Jennifer Vaughn; A Martian Walkabout, by Charlene Anderson; Mars Life? One Year Later, by Bruce Jakosky; The Man Passing By on His Way to the Moon, by Bevan French
The Color of Europa
A Brief History of the Moon, by William K. Hartmann; The Color of Europa, by Paul Geissler; On to Eros! by Clark Chapman; Carl Sagan Memorial Station, by Louis Friedman
The Allure of Io
Io and I, by John Spencer; First Reconnaissance: Exploring Other Solar Systems, by Paul Butler; Tribute to Clyde Tombaugh, by David Levy; Growing the Planetary Society: New Advisory Council Formed, by John Logsdon
Carl Sagan—A Tribute
Carl Sagan, Teacher, by Christopher Chyba; Carl Sagan, Spokesman for Science, by Hans Mark; Carl Sagan, Partner in Exploration, by Bruce Murray; Carl Sagan, Scientist, by Frank Drake; Ode to the Alien, by Diane Ackerman; Carl Sagan, Visionary, by Wyn Wachhorst; The Future of the Planetary Society, by Louis Friedman