Comitted to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 6 Tue. June 03, 2003       International Europe goes to Mars Despite being as far away as 378 million kilometres Mars is visible from Earth with the naked eye. The question of whether life has existed or exists on Mars looms large in the human imagination. This riddle may soon be solved as European and American missions prepare to explore the planet's surface late in 2003 and early 2004. Photo: BBC Online