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Mars 3 |
USSR |
5/28/71 |
Mars orbiter/lander, arrived 12/3/71 |
some data and few photos |
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Mars 6 |
USSR |
8/5/73 |
Mars orbiter/lander, arrived 3/12/74 |
little data return |
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Mars 7 |
USSR |
8/9/73 |
Mars orbiter/lander, arrived 3/9/74 |
little data return |
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Viking 1 |
U.S. |
8/20/75 |
Mars orbiter/lander, orbit 6/19/76-1980, lander 7/20/76-1982 |
Combined, the Viking orbiters and landers returned 50,000+ photos |
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Viking 2 |
U.S. |
9/9/75 |
Mars orbiter/lander, orbit 8/7/76-1987, lander 9/3/76-1980 |
combined, the Viking orbiters and landers returned 50,000+ photos |
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Mars Global Surveyor |
U.S. |
11/7/96 |
orbiter, arrived 9/12/97 |
currently conducting prime mission of science mapping |
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Mars Pathfinder |
U.S. |
12/4/96 |
Mars lander and rover, landed 7/4/97 |
last transmission 9/27/97 |
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Nozomi (Planet-B) |
Japan |
7/4/98 |
Mars orbiter, currently in orbit around the Sun |
Mars arrival delayed to 12/03 due to propulsion problem |
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Mars Climate Orbiter |
U.S. |
12/11/98 |
Orbiter |
lost on arrival at Mars 9/23/99 |
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Cassini spacecraft |
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October 15, 1997 |
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October 18, 1989 |
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Lunar Prospector |
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Jan 6th, 1998 |
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Pioneer 10 |
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Launched 2 March 1972 |
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Launched 5 April 1973 |
investigate Jupiter and the outer solar system |
Distance from Earth: 6.310 billion miles |
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Voyager 2 |
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August 20, 1977 |
explore the outer solar system |
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September 5, 1977 |
explore the outer solar system |
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