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    Mars 96 (sometimes called Mars-8) was a failed Mars mission launched in 1996 to investigate Mars by the Russian Space Forces and not directly related to...
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    1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Beagle 2 Curiosity Deep Space 2 InSight Mars 2 Mars 3 Mars 6 Mars Polar Lander ↓ Opportunity Perseverance Phoenix Rosalind Franklin...
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  • sophisticated lander for scientific exploration of Mars: scientific objectives and implementation of the Mars-96 Small Station". Planetary and Space Science...
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    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red...
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    A Mars rover is a remote-controlled motor vehicle designed to travel on the surface of Mars. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they...
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  • sent during the Phobos program; both failed. In 1996, Russia launched Mars 96, its first interplanetary mission since the dissolution of the Soviet Union...
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    difficulties section for more details): Mars Observer (launched in 1992) Mars 96 (1996) Mars Climate Orbiter (1999) Mars Polar Lander with Deep Space 2 (1999)...
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    A Mars landing is a landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Of multiple attempted Mars landings by robotic, uncrewed spacecraft, ten have had successful...
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  • May 27, 1999 Mars 96 was a Russian orbiter launched in 1996 The designation of American Interstate 96, a freeway in Michigan U.S. Route 96 is a north–south...
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    Mars. The scientific objectives of the Mars Express mission represent an attempt to fulfill in part the lost scientific goals of the Russian Mars 96 mission...
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    In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Latin: Mārs, pronounced [maːrs]) is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic...
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    Mars, commonly known as Mars bar, is the name of two varieties of chocolate bar produced by Mars, Incorporated. It was first manufactured in 1932 in Slough...
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    served to validate the design of later-generation RTGs as highly safe. Mars 96 was launched by Russia in 1996, but failed to leave Earth orbit, and re-entered...
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  • He was a lead scientist of the failed Mars missions, Mars 96 and Fobos-Grunt. Three days after the end of Mars 96, Zakharov came up to the conclusion that...
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    December 14 to 21, to commemorate the centenary year of the massacre. Mars 96 was launched by Russia in 1996, but failed to leave the Earth orbit, and...
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    Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (category Mars Pathfinder)
    spectrometer) or APXS have been flown: Surveyor 5-7, Mars Pathfinder, Mars 96, Mars Exploration Rover, Phobos, Mars Science Laboratory and the Philae comet lander...
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    Mars Direct is a proposal for a human mission to Mars which purports to be both cost-effective and possible with current technology. It was originally...
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  • Curium (redirect from Element 96)
    were installed on the Sojourner, Mars, Mars 96, Mars Exploration Rovers and Philae comet lander, as well as the Mars Science Laboratory to analyze the...
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    Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists...
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    D-2 upper stages were used three times, with the Fobos 1, Fobos 2 and Mars 96 spacecraft. The Blok DM upper stage was used on 66 launches. The most commonly...
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    the Pacific Ocean has served as the crash site of satellites, including Mars 96, Fobos-Grunt, and Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. From 1946 to 1958...
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    The Martin JRM Mars is a large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy during World...
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    Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Curiosity was...
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    from Site 200. Venera 14, Venera 15, Vega 1, Fobos 1, the failed Mars-96, and ExoMars were launched from area 39. Venera 13, Venera 16, Vega 2, Fobos 2...
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    Sojourner is a robotic Mars rover that landed in the Ares Vallis channel in the Chryse Planitia region of the Oxia Palus quadrangle on July 4, 1997. Sojourner...
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    planned for 2029 Fobos-Grunt Mars mission, lost in low Earth orbit in 2011 and crashed back to earth in 2012 Mars 96 Mars mission, lost in low Earth orbit...
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  • The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no conclusive...
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  • programme Lunokhod 1 Lunokhod 2 Mars program Mars 2M No.521 Mars 2M No.522 Mars 4 Mars 5 Mars 5M Mars 6 Mars 7 Mars-96 Oko - missile early warning satellite...
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    14 Venera 15 Venera 16 Mars program Mars 1M Mars 1 Mars 1969A Mars 1969B Cosmos 419 Mars 2 Mars 3 Mars 4 Phobos program Mars 96 Zond program Zond 1 Zond...
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    Exploration. Retrieved 20 April 2019. "Mars 96 Orbiter". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 20 April 2019. "In Depth | Mars 08/Mars 96". NASA Solar System Exploration...
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