Mars Pathfinder
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Mars Pathfinder was a NASA mission that successfully landed a stationary base and the Sojourner rover on Mars in 1997, demonstrating innovative low-cost technologies for planetary exploration.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imager for Mars Pathfinder | 1 |
| Mars Pathfinder Sojourner rover | 1 |
| Mars Pathfinder lander | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars lander mission
ⓘ
NASA Mars mission ⓘ |
| actualMissionDurationOnSurface | 83 sols ⓘ |
| arrivalDateAtMars | 1997-07-04 ⓘ |
| carriedRover | Sojourner ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
UHF relay via rover
ⓘ
direct-to-Earth X-band ⓘ |
| communicationEndDate | 1997-09-27 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demonstratedTechnology |
airbag landing system
ⓘ
autonomous rover navigation ⓘ low-cost planetary mission design ⓘ microrover operations ⓘ |
| designedMissionDurationOnSurface | 30 sols ⓘ |
| firstUSRoverOnMars | true ⓘ |
| influencedMission |
Mars Exploration Rover mission
ⓘ
Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1997-07-04 ⓘ |
| landingRegion | Chryse Planitia ⓘ |
| landingSite | Ares Vallis ⓘ |
| launchCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1996-12-04 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Station Space Launch Complex 17B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7925
|
| managedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| missionType |
lander
ⓘ
planetary exploration mission ⓘ technology demonstration mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter | pathfinding concept for future Mars missions ⓘ |
| notableFirst |
first successful Mars landing by NASA since Viking missions
ⓘ
first successful use of airbags for planetary landing ⓘ first wheeled vehicle operated on Mars ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryLanderName | Carl Sagan Memorial Station ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Discovery Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Discovery Program
|
| scientificInstrument |
X-ray Spectrometer
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer
Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package ⓘ Mars Pathfinder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Imager for Mars Pathfinder
|
| scientificObjective |
analyze Martian rocks and soil
ⓘ
characterize Martian surface geology ⓘ study Martian atmosphere ⓘ study Martian climate ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | custom Mars lander design ⓘ |
| status | mission complete ⓘ |
| targetPlanet | Mars ⓘ |
| usedEntryDescentLandingTechnique |
aeroshell
ⓘ
airbags ⓘ parachute ⓘ solid rocket motors ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imager for Mars Pathfinder