Flight of Soviet automatic interplanetary stations (AWS) "Mars-4" (running 21.07.1973), "Mars-5" (25.07.1973), "Mars-6" (05.08.1973) and "Mars-7" (09.08.1973) derived flight path to planet Mars with an intermediate orbit of an artificial satellite of the Earth. The earth and Mars. Cosmetic AWS in the form of stars, and orbits indicating the names of stations and their duration: "1973 - 1974". Text: "the study of the planets of the Solar system continues."