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- 4 Dec 1996 (Mars Pathfinder)
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- Delta II · Atlas V · Falcon Heavy
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- Continuous presence since 1997
Ingenuity: The Little Helicopter That Could
The first aircraft ever to fly on another planet.
Weighs just 4 lbs — lighter than a house cat
Powered by solar panels and controlled from 187 million miles away
Designed to prove flight was possible in Mars' thin atmosphere
Completed 70+ flights, far exceeding its 5-flight goal
Weighs just 4 lbs — lighter than a house cat
Powered by solar panels and controlled from 187 million miles away
Designed to prove flight was possible in Mars' thin atmosphere
Completed 70+ flights, far exceeding its 5-flight goal
Eyes in Orbit: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Launched in 2005 to map the Martian surface in HD detail
Its HiRISE camera can spot a rover from space
Sent back over 425 terabits of data — more than all other Mars missions combined
Helped choose landing sites for Perseverance and Curiosity
Still orbiting Mars today, nearly 20 years later
Its HiRISE camera can spot a rover from space
Sent back over 425 terabits of data — more than all other Mars missions combined
Helped choose landing sites for Perseverance and Curiosity
Still orbiting Mars today, nearly 20 years later
Listening Beneath the Red Dust: InSight
Landed in 2018 to study Mars' "inner life"
Used a seismometer to detect "marsquakes"
Measured temperature 5 meters below the surface
Proved that Mars is still geologically active
Sent back the first recording of Martian wind
Used a seismometer to detect "marsquakes"
Measured temperature 5 meters below the surface
Proved that Mars is still geologically active
Sent back the first recording of Martian wind
Rolling the Red Frontier
Twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed in 2004
Designed for 90 days — but Opportunity lasted 14 years
Traveled 28 miles across Martian terrain
Found evidence of ancient water flows
Became humanity's longest-running off-world explorers
Designed for 90 days — but Opportunity lasted 14 years
Traveled 28 miles across Martian terrain
Found evidence of ancient water flows
Became humanity's longest-running off-world explorers
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Ingenuity: The Little Helicopter That Could
The first aircraft ever to fly on another planet.
- Weighs just 4 lbs — lighter than a house cat
- Powered by solar panels and controlled from 187 million miles away
- Designed to prove flight was possible in Mars' thin atmosphere
- Completed 70+ flights, far exceeding its 5-flight goal
Eyes in Orbit: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Launched in 2005 to map the Martian surface in HD detail
- Its HiRISE camera can spot a rover from space
- Sent back over 425 terabits of data — more than all other Mars missions combined
- Helped choose landing sites for Perseverance and Curiosity
- Still orbiting Mars today, nearly 20 years later
Listening Beneath the Red Dust: InSight
- Landed in 2018 to study Mars' "inner life"
- Used a seismometer to detect "marsquakes"
- Measured temperature 5 meters below the surface
- Proved that Mars is still geologically active
- Sent back the first recording of Martian wind
Rolling the Red Frontier
- Twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed in 2004
- Designed for 90 days — but Opportunity lasted 14 years
- Traveled 28 miles across Martian terrain
- Found evidence of ancient water flows
- Became humanity's longest-running off-world explorers
From Ingenuity to Opportunity, these machines carried our curiosity across millions of miles. Honor their legacy.