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		Sights & Sounds A Mars Never Dreamed Of


	The Russian editor rates his five favorite traditions.

Mars Revisited

Himba People

Patagonia

Star Search

Himalayan Sanctuary

Arctic Ice

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	Experience "A Mars Never Dreamed Of." Then explore its terrain rock by rock and view animations of future Mars landings.

Himba People

Explore the world of Namibia's Himba, where women painted in ocher coax spirits with song and dance. Anthropologist David Crandall narrates.

	Listen to the chanting of the monks and nuns of this remote valley.


	Watch capuchins smash nuts—and a thumb—with rock tools.


	Journey into the cold zone with polar bears, sea creatures, and under-the-ice explorers. Then e-greet a friend with an image of Arctic thaw.

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