Heat Shield Rock is a basketball-sized iron-nickel meteorite found on Mars by the Mars rover Opportunity in January 2005. source
Heat Shield Rock is a basketball-sized iron-nickel meteorite found on Mars by the Mars rover Opportunity in January 2005.
A 150 pounds (68 kg.) Person on Earth, would weigh 351 lbs. (159 kg.) on Jupiter, 57 lbs. source
A 150 pounds (68 kg.) Person on Earth, would weigh 351 lbs. (159 kg.) on Jupiter, 57 lbs.
On January 21.2004 ; NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. source
On January 21.2004 ; NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
On February 19.2002 ; NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. source
On February 19.2002 ; NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
On May 19.1971 ; Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. source
On May 19.1971 ; Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
On July 14.1965 ;The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. source
On July 14.1965 ;The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
On August 7.1976 ; Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars. source
On August 7.1976 ; Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.
On August 20.1975 ; Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. source
On August 20.1975 ; Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
On September 24.2014 ; The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars. source
On September 24.2014 ; The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.