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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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  • 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 2 Mars 3 Mars 6 Mars Polar Lander ↓ Opportunity Perseverance ※ Phoenix Schiaparelli EDM Sojourner Spirit Zhurong Viking 1 Viking 2 In 1999, Mars...
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    be a part of Russian Mars 96 mission. Astrobiology Field Laboratory, proposed in the 2000-2010 period as a follow on to MSL. Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 proof of...
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    Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer or MAGGIE is a proposed compact, autonomous, fixed wing, vertical take-off/landing (VTOL), electric...
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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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    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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    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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    materials from a satellite crash (notably on land as occurred with Kosmos-954, Mars-96 and Fobos-Grunt) and then use these to supplement the yield of an already...
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    Phobos 2 (category Missions to Mars)
    no sign of water. The Phobos design was used again for the long delayed Mars 96 mission which ended in failure when the launch vehicle's fourth stage misfired...
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