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Mars 7
Mars 7 was a Soviet Mars mission launched on August 9, 1973, as a combined flyby spacecraft and lander. The carrier was intended to conduct measurements during a close pass while the descent module entered the Martian atmosphere and landed on the surface. A malfunction prevented the lander from carrying out the maneuver needed for atmospheric entry, so it missed Mars; the carrier and lander contin...
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Mars 2
Mars 2 was a Soviet space mission consisting of an orbiter and a lander launched toward Mars in 1971. The lander reached the Martian surface on 27 November 1971, but it did not complete a controlled landing and was destroyed on impact after an onboard guidance failure. It is nevertheless recorded as the first human-made object to reach the surface of Mars. The orbiter continued the mission's scien...
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