List of missions to Mars
There are a number of derelict orbiters around Mars whose location is not known precisely; there is a proposal to search for small moons, dust rings, and old orbiters with the Optical Navigation Camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter . [20] There should be 8 derelict Mars orbiters barring unforeseen events if they have not decayed as of 2016. [21] One example is Mariner 9 , which entered Mars orbit in 1971 and is expected to remain in orbit until approximately 2022, when the spacecraft is projected to enter the Martian atmosphere and either burn up or crash into the planet's surface. [22] The Viking 1 orbiter is predicted not to decay until at least 2019. [23] One orbiter that is confirmed to have undergone Mars atmospheric entry is Mars Climate Orbiter .
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| 2018 |
190955 characters 8 sections 9 paragraphs 21 images 397 internal links 72 external links |
2. Locations of selected Mars landers and rovers |
fobos 0.385 moons 0.296 missions 0.239 dedicated 0.238 mmx 0.230 phobos 0.216 sample 0.176 mission 0.172 derelict 0.166 orbiters 0.163 deimos 0.149 return 0.147 grunt 0.125 2024 0.116 mmsr 0.111 |
There are a number of derelict orbiters around Mars whose location is not known precisely; there is a proposal to search for small moons, dust rings, and old orbiters with the Optical Navigation Camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter . [20] There should be 8 derelict Mars orbiters barring unforeseen events if they have not decayed as of 2016. [21] One example is Mariner 9 , which entered Mars orbit in 1971 and is expected to remain in orbit until approximately 2022, when the spacecraft is projected to enter the Martian atmosphere and either burn up or crash into the planet's surface. [22] The Viking 1 orbiter is predicted not to decay until at least 2019. [23] One orbiter that is confirmed to have undergone Mars atmospheric entry is Mars Climate Orbiter . |
| 2017 |
204786 characters 8 sections 10 paragraphs 34 images 428 internal links 70 external links |
2. Locations of selected Mars landers and rovers |
fobos 0.347 moons 0.294 missions 0.280 dedicated 0.257 phobos 0.234 mmx 0.207 sample 0.159 mission 0.155 derelict 0.150 en 0.147 orbiters 0.146 deimos 0.135 return 0.133 route 0.127 grunt 0.113 |
Mars and its moons have been a target for many spacecraft, with flyby, orbiter, lander and rover missions visiting the planet. [1] [2] In addition, two spacecraft, Rosetta and Dawn , have made flybys to get gravity assists for other missions; the former en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko , and the latter en route to asteroid 4 Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres . Three missions were dedicated to Phobos , but they did not achieve their targets |
| 2016 |
198637 characters 8 sections 10 paragraphs 32 images 421 internal links 60 external links |
2. Locations of selected Mars landers and rovers |
fobos 0.347 moons 0.293 missions 0.280 dedicated 0.257 phobos 0.234 mmx 0.207 sample 0.159 mission 0.155 derelict 0.149 en 0.147 orbiters 0.146 deimos 0.135 return 0.133 route 0.127 grunt 0.113 |
Mars and its moons have been a target for many spacecraft, with flyby, orbiter, lander and rover missions visiting the planet. [1] [2] In addition, two spacecraft, Rosetta and Dawn , have made flybys to get gravity assists for other missions; the former en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko , and the latter en route to asteroid 4 Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres . Three missions were dedicated to Phobos , but they did not achieve their goals. |
| 2015 |
181646 characters 8 sections 7 paragraphs 31 images 410 internal links 44 external links |
2. Locations of selected Mars landers and rovers |
fobos 0.394 missions 0.319 dedicated 0.292 phobos 0.266 moons 0.243 mmx 0.236 sample 0.181 deimos 0.153 return 0.151 mission 0.141 grunt 0.128 jaxa 0.114 mmsr 0.114 en 0.112 proposals 0.102 |
Mars and its moons have been a target for many spacecraft, with flyby, orbiter, lander and rover missions visiting the planet. [1] [2] In addition, two spacecraft, Rosetta and Dawn , have made flybys to get gravity assists for other missions; the former having visited comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko , and the latter en route to asteroid 4 Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres . Three missions were dedicated to Phobos, but they did not achieve their goals. |
| 2014 |
171866 characters 8 sections 4 paragraphs 29 images 412 internal links 23 external links |
fobos 0.617 phobos 0.277 en 0.262 missions 0.230 route 0.226 grunt 0.201 imagemap 0.143 67p 0.120 assists 0.118 churyumov 0.116 gerasimenko 0.116 failed 0.111 rosetta 0.103 visiting 0.098 moons 0.095 |
Mars and its moons have been a target for many spacecraft, with flyby, orbiter, lander and rover missions visiting the planet. [1] [2] In addition, two spacecraft, Rosetta and Dawn , have made flybys to get gravity assists for other missions; the former en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko , and the latter en route to asteroid 4 Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres . Three missions were dedicated to Phobos, but they did not achieve their goals. |
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| 2013 |
137651 characters 7 sections 4 paragraphs 21 images 411 internal links 16 external links |
fobos 0.617 phobos 0.277 en 0.262 missions 0.230 route 0.226 grunt 0.201 imagemap 0.143 67p 0.120 assists 0.118 churyumov 0.116 gerasimenko 0.116 failed 0.111 rosetta 0.103 visiting 0.098 moons 0.095 |
Mars and its moons have been a target for many spacecraft, with flyby, orbiter, lander and rover missions visiting the planet. [1] [2] In addition, two spacecraft, Rosetta and Dawn , have made flybys to get gravity assists for other missions; the former en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko , and the latter en route to asteroid 4 Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres . Three missions were dedicated to Phobos, but they did not achieve their goals. |
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| 2012 |
105078 characters 3 sections 2 paragraphs 20 images 368 internal links 3 external links |
imagemap 0.430 timeline 0.305 yellow 0.283 links 0.262 embedded 0.253 corresponding 0.238 geographical 0.238 elevations 0.214 blue 0.202 click 0.202 article 0.197 list 0.165 features 0.161 red 0.152 locations 0.152 |
The following imagemap of the planet Mars has embedded links to geographical features in addition to the noted Rover and Lander locations. Click on the features and you will be taken to the corresponding article pages. North is at the top; Elevations : red (higher), yellow (zero), blue (lower). |