Mars 2
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The Mars 2 was an uncrewed space probe of the Mars program, a series of uncrewed Mars landers and orbiters launched by the Soviet Union beginning 19 May 1971.
Mars 2 stamp Mars program← Kosmos 419Mars 3 →
Mars 3 Lander model at the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow
Rendering of the PrOP-M
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Mars
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", for its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous atmosphere that is primarily carbon dioxi
Mars 2
…Mars 2 Mission type Mars orbiter/lander Operator Soviet space program COSPAR ID 1971-045A 1971-045D SATCAT no. 5234 5739 Mission duration 1 year, 3 months and 3 days Spacecraft…
Valles Marineris, taken by the Viking 1 probe
Artist concept showing sand-laden jets erupting from Martian geysers (published by NASA; artist: Ron Miller)
A 30 meter wide and 800 meter high dust devil. Dust devils of 20 kilometer height have been observed.
Dust devils cause twisting dark trails on the Martian surface