Mars Global Surveyor
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Mars Global Surveyor was a NASA spacecraft that orbited Mars from 1997 to 2006, mapping its surface and studying its atmosphere, topography, and mineral composition in unprecedented detail.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mars Global Surveyor canonical | 20 |
| Mars Global Surveyor instruments | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars orbiter
ⓘ
NASA spacecraft ⓘ planetary science mission ⓘ |
| aerobrakingPhaseEnd | 1998-03 ⓘ |
| aerobrakingPhaseStart | 1997-09 ⓘ |
| apoapsisAltitude | about 438 km ⓘ |
| causeOfMissionEnd | loss of contact due to spacecraft anomaly ⓘ |
| communicationLostDate | 2006-11-02 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
selection of landing sites for Mars Exploration Rovers
ⓘ
selection of landing sites for Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity ⓘ selection of landing sites for Phoenix lander ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1996-062A ⓘ |
| destination | Mars ⓘ |
| discovered |
evidence for layered sedimentary rocks on Mars
ⓘ
evidence for recent gullies on Martian slopes ⓘ evidence for remanent crustal magnetism on Mars ⓘ |
| dryMass | 1030 kg ⓘ |
| endOfMissionDate | 2006-11-02 ⓘ |
| enteredMarsOrbitDate | 1997-09-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mars Odyssey mission
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| instrument |
Fluxgate Magnetometer
ⓘ
surface form:
Magnetometer/Electron Reflectometer
Mars Orbiter Camera ⓘ Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter ⓘ Radio Science experiment ⓘ Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer ⓘ
surface form:
Thermal Emission Spectrometer
|
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1996-11-07 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Station Space Launch Complex 17A
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta II
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7925
|
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin Space
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
|
| mapped |
global gravity field of Mars
ⓘ
global topography of Mars ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | 1060 kg ⓘ |
| missionDurationInMarsOrbit | about 9 years ⓘ |
| missionOf | Mars exploration ⓘ |
| missionType | orbiter ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first successful mission of NASA Mars Surveyor program
ⓘ
longest-operating Mars orbiter of its time ⓘ |
| objective |
study Martian atmosphere
ⓘ
study Martian magnetic field ⓘ study Martian mineralogy ⓘ study Martian topography ⓘ |
| officialMissionEndDeclarationDate | 2007-01-28 ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| orbitalPeriod | about 118 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType |
near-polar orbit
ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| periapsisAltitude | about 378 km ⓘ |
| power | 980 W ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mars Observer ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | global mapping of Mars ⓘ |
| program | Mars Surveyor program ⓘ |
| providedImagingResolution | as fine as about 1.5 meters per pixel ⓘ |
| SATCATNumber | 24653 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | mission ended ⓘ |
| usedAerobraking | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spirit
subject surface form:
Hale crater
subject surface form:
MAVEN
this entity surface form:
Mars Global Surveyor instruments