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Phobos 1
Phobos 1 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in July 1988, the twin of Phobos 2 in a program intended to study Mars and place small landers on the Martian moon Phobos. Contact was lost in September 1988 en route to Mars after an erroneous ground command shut off the attitude-control thrusters, leaving the spacecraft unable to keep its solar panels pointed at the Sun, so its batteries ran down. Its si...
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Viking 1
The Viking 1 mission involved both an orbiter and a lander deployed to Mars in 1975. It achieved the historic feat of delivering the initial extended scientific data from the Martian surface. The lander, Viking 1B, successfully touched down in Valles Marineris while the orbiter provided valuable reconnaissance. This mission’s findings significantly advanced our understanding of Mars and remain rel...
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