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Mars Pathfinder [1] was an American robotic spacecraft that landed a base station with a roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a lander , renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station , and a lightweight, 10.6 kg (23 lb) wheeled robotic Mars rover named Sojourner , [ 4 ] the first rover to operate outside the Earth–Moon system.
Launch Date Operator Mission Type [1] Outcome [2] Remarks Carrier rocket [3] 1 1M No.1: 1M No.1: 10 October 1960: ... Mars Pathfinder: Mars Pathfinder: 4 December ...
The robotic Sojourner rover reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Sojourner was operational on Mars for 92 sols (95 Earth days), and was the first wheeled vehicle to operate on an astronomical object other than the Earth or Moon.
Astronomers reflect on the 25th anniversary of the Mars rover landing, the first wheeled robot to roam a planet.
Mars Pathfinder: Mars: Success: Mars Pathfinder, the first automated surface exploration of another planet Russia: Mars 96: Mars: Failure: Mars 96 orbiter and lander Argentina: SAC-B: Earth: Failure: Sac-B Orbiter 1997 US/ Europe: Cassini-Huygens: Saturn and Titan: Success: Cassini-Huygens arrived in orbit on July 1, 2004, landed on Titan ...
List of sub-landers onboard Mars landers S.No Sub-Landers Type Lander Slot Launch Date Mass (kg) Status References 1. PrOP-M: Rover Mars 2 19 May 1971 4.5 Failure [3] [4] 2. PrOP-M: Rover Mars 3 28 May 1971 4.5 Not deployed [4] [5] 3. Mars 96: Penetrator Mars 96 16 Nov 1996 88 Failure [11] 4. Deep Space 2: Penetrator Mars Polar Lander 03 Jan ...
The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, ... Mars Pathfinder: 4 December 1996
Elon Musk has announced that the first SpaceX missions to Mars aboard the next-generation Starship rocket are planned for 2026.. The SpaceX boss said the launch date is scheduled for when the next ...