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Mariner 3 |
11/5/62 | FLYBY: Shroud failed to jettison |
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Mariner 4 |
11/28/64 - 7/14/65 | FLYBY: First close-up pictures of surface of Mars. Returned 21 photos. |
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Mariner 6 |
2/24/69 - 7/31/69 | FLYBY: High-resolution photos of equatorial region. Returned 75 photos. |
| Mariner 7 | 3/27/69 - 3/27/69 | FLYBY: High-resolution photos of southern hemisphere. Returned 126 photos. |
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Mariner 8 |
5/8/71 | ORBITER: Failed during launch |
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Mariner 9 |
5/30/71 – 10/27/72 | ORBITER: Year-long mapping mission, produces first good map of Mars; detailed photos of Phobos and Deimos. Returned 7,329 photos. |
| Viking 1 |
8/20/75 – 1980 (Orbiter) and 1982 (Lander) |
ORBITER & LANDER: First sustained surface science. Returned 50,000+ photos for the combined Viking orbiters |
| Viking 2 |
9/9/75 – 1980 (Lander) and 1987 (Orbiter) |
ORBITER & LANDER: Discovered water frost on surface. |
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Mars Observer |
9/25/92 – 8/21/93 | ORBITER: Lost just before arrival at Mars. |
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Mars Global Surveyor |
11/7/96 – 2002 | ORBITER: Global, multi-spectral mapping mission. |
| Mars Pathfinder | 12/4/96 – 9/27/97 | ORBITER & LANDER: First of a new generation of small, lightweight planetary craft. Sojourner landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. |
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Mars Climate Orbiter |
12/11/98 – 9/23/99 | ORBITER: Lost on arrival at Mars |
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Mars Polar Lander/ |
1/3/99 – 12/3/99 | LANDER: Purpose was to dig for water/ice on the polar cap. Lost on arrival at Mars. |
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Mars Odyssey |
4/7/01 – 2004 | ORBITER: Continue the global reconnaissance of Mars Global Surveyor. |
| Mars Express |
6/2/03 – 12/25/03 (Lander) and 2005 (Orbiter) |
ORBITER & LANDER: Continue the search for water on Mars. Beagle 2 landed on Dec 25, 2003; no signal |
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Mars Exploration |
6/5/03 - April 2004 |
LANDER: Explore the surface of Mars. “Spirit” lands on Mars Jan 3, 2004. |
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Mars Exploration |
6/25/03 - April 2004 |
LANDER: Explore the surface of Mars. “Opportunity” lands on Mars Jan. 25, 2004. |