Space.com reports “A public survey conducted for NASA shows overwhelming support for Mars missions.
Of the more than 54,000 people who responded to the online survey run by the Planetary Society, more than 90 percent ranked Mars exploration among the top five missions priorities.
Missions to the Moon and Jupiter’s moon Europa were the next most popular, were both ranked in the top five by more than 60 percent of respondents. The next closest contender for favorite destination was Pluto, along with its neighboring objects, at 37 percent.