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March 2002
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This Month's Cover
SuperCroc
Out of Africa comes a giant reptile that lived with dinosaurs—and ate them. Other topics in this issue: sneakers and Mars.
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Poll Booth
For generations, humans have looked up at Mars and wondered, "What's up there?" Now, NASA's Odyssey spacecraft is orbiting the red planet—and searching for signs of life.

Will scientists ever find life on Mars?
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E-Postcards
Need to reach a friend in a BIG way? You're in luck. Mouth off with a pelican or crocodile. Or get sci-fi Martians to carry your message.
Send a Postcard
Wordwise Glossary
Trek into the world of big words—from adaptation to matriarch to yucca. For each issue, we add more.
Look it Up
Adventures
Dinorama Dinosaurs
Dinorama
How big were dinosaurs? How did they move? And did some really have feathers? Dig into exciting discoveries.
Start the Adventure
Contests
Kid Reporter Contest
Kid Reporter
Try your hand at being a National Geographic for Kids reporter! Dig up the facts on a cool discovery and write a news story about the find.
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Games
Planet Explorer 2202 Game
Explorer 2202
Rocket your imagination into the future. Everyone's waiting to see who will orbit all nine planets first. Think you can do it?
Play the Game

Cool Links
> >  SuperCroc: Official Site
Scientist Paul Sereno and his team have created a "home page" for this ancient giant.
> >  Project Exploration
Dino detective Paul Sereno invites students to join scientific expeditions.
> >  Slam Dunk Science
Great athletic shoes blend creativity, comfort, support—and science. Find out how.
> >  Charlie’s Sneaker Pages
Charlie is a space engineer. He’s also, he says, a "sneaker freak." Jump into his world of footwear facts.
> >  NASA: Mars Exploration
Odyssey and the Mars Global Surveyor are spacecraft orbiting the red planet. Check out the pictures they’ve taken.
> >  NASA Kids
Solve puzzles, watch cartoons, and learn amazing facts—all about space.
> >  Forest Posters
Read the "diary" of a pine tree, then take a fact-filled walk in the woods.
More for Kids
> >  Book Club
> >  Cartoon Factory
> >  Coloring Book
> >  Geographic Bee
> >  Kids Web Guide
> >  Map Machine
> >  TV Channel
> >  World Magazine
> >  Xpeditions
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