Mars Observer

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Mars Observer

(MO, Mars Geoscience/Climatology Orbiter) (failed 1992-1993 Mars orbiter mission)

Mars Observer (MO, aka Mars Geoscience/Climatology Orbiter) was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1992 intended to orbit Mars, which failed in 1993 with contact lost just before reaching its destination. Instruments:

MOC - Mars Observer Camera.
MOLA - Mars Observer Laser Altimeter.
TES - Black-body Radiation Spectrometer.
PMIRR - Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer.
GRS - Gamma Ray Spectrometer.
MAG/ER - Magnetometer and Electron Reflectometer.
RS - Radio Science experiment.
MBR - Mars Balloon Relay.

(spacecraft,Mars,NASA,past) Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Observer
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-observer/
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1992-063A
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/mars-observer/
Referenced by page:
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