Mars Global Surveyor Mission: Overview and Status
- 13 March 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 279 (5357), 1671-1672
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.279.5357.1671
Abstract
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft achieved a 45-hour elliptical orbit at Mars on 11 September 1997 after an 11-month cruise from Earth. The mission is acquiring high-quality global observations of the martian surface and atmosphere and of its magnetic and gravitational fields. These observations will continue for one martian year.Keywords
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