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Pathfinder: A RetrospectiveMars is one of the most interesting planets in the solar system, featuring enormous canyons, giant volcanoes, and indications that, early in its history, it might have had rivers and perhaps even oceans. Five years ago, in July of 1997, the Pathfinder mission landed on Mars, bringing with it the microwave-oven sized Sojourner rover to wander around on the surface and analyse rocks. Among the experiments on the mission was one designed to analyse dust deposition. Pathfinder is only the first of an armada of spacecraft which will examine Mars from the pole to the equator in the next decade, culminating with a mission to bring humans to Mars.
Document ID
20020072988
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Landis, Geoffrey A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Lyons, Valerie
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2002
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: British Interplanetary Society Meeting
Location: London
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: May 1, 2002
Sponsors: British Interplanetary Society
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 755-A4-02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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