Mars Exploration Program
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Mars Exploration Program is a long-term effort to explore the planet Mars, funded and led by NASA. Formed in 1993, MEP has made use of orbital spacecraft, landers, and Mars rovers to explore the possi
Mars's thinner atmosphere makes entry, descent, and landing operations of arriving in-situ surface spacecraft more challenging
The often uneven and rocky terrain of Mars makes landing on, and traversing, the planet's surface a significant challenge
The loss of Mars Observer in 1993 prompted the formation of a cohesive Mars Exploration Program
NASA Mars Rover
Mars Global Surveyor
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Mars Global Surveyor was an American robotic space probe developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was launched on November 7, 1996, and collected data in orbit around Mars from 1997 to 2006.
Mars Exploration Program
…recommendation influenced NASA's FY2014 budget process. Missions Mission Patch Vehicle Launch Orbital insertion/ Landing Date Launch vehicle Status Duration Mars Global Surveyor MGS November 7, 1996, 17:00 UTC September 11, 1997 01:17 UTC Delta II 7925 Completed 3,647 days Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder December 4, 1996 06:58…
Mars global surveyor
Mars Express Seen by Mars Global Surveyor
The Mars Orbiter Camera
The Phobos monolith (right of center) as taken by MGS (MOC Image 55103) in 1998