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  1. Planned December 6, 1993. Flyby of Mars (failed insertion) Closest approach. August 24, 1993. The Mars Observer spacecraft, also known as the Mars Geoscience/Climatology Orbiter, was a robotic space probe launched by NASA on September 25, 1992, to study the Martian surface, atmosphere, climate and magnetic field.

  2. Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American black comedy science fiction film [3] directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card series of the same name.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MarsMars - Wikipedia

    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red Planet". Mars is among the brightest objects in Earth's sky, and its high-contrast albedo features have made it a common subject for telescope viewing.

  5. Viking 1. Viking 2. Mars landing sites (16 December 2020) In 1999, Mars Climate Orbiter accidentally entered Mars' atmosphere and either burnt up or left Mars' orbit on an unknown trajectory. [citation needed] There are a number of derelict spacecraft orbiting Mars whose location is not known precisely.

  6. Sep 25, 1992 · Contact with Mars Observer was lost on August 21, 1993, three days before scheduled orbit insertion, for unknown reasons and has not been re-established. It is not known whether the spacecraft was able to follow its automatic programming and go into Mars orbit or if it flew by Mars and is now in a heliocentric orbit.

  7. Feb 6, 2014 · Mars Observer. An artist's impression of the Mars Observer spacecraft in orbit around Mars. (Credit: NASA) Lifetime: September 1992 - August 1993. Country (primary): United States. Primary Science. The Mars Observer was designed to study the Martian surface, atmosphere, climate and magnetic field. High Energy Science.

  8. Aug 21, 2007 · Tony Long. Science. Aug 21, 2007 12:00 PM. Aug. 21, 1993: Mars Probe Disappears, Never To Be Found. Engineers ready the Mars Observer spacecraft for transfer from a hangar on Cape Canaveral...

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