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Marsnik 1
The first attempt for a fly by past mars by the U.S.S.R.. The mission was a falire because the Marsnik did not even reach Earths orbit. Four days later they launched a second Marsnik which had the same result. -
Sputnik 22
This was the third attempt from the U.S.S.R. for a Mars flyby. The Sputnik only made it to Earths orbit this time. -
Mariner 4
The First sucesful flyby of mars by the U.S.. It returend 21 photos of Mars. -
Zond 2
The Zond 2 was launched by the U.S.S.R. two days after the Mariner. The Zond was able to reach Mars but was not able to collect data or pictures -
Mariner 6
Launched by the U.S. in 1969. It was the second succesful Mars flyby Mission. Mariner 6 sent 75 photos of Mars to Earth. -
Mariner 7
1 month after the U.S. Mariner 6, Mariner 7 was launched and was able to collect 12 photos of Mars. The U.S.S.R. was still not able to have a succesful flyby. -
Kosmos 419
The Kosmos 419 was launched by the U.S.S.R. and again was only able to orbit Earth -
Mars 2
Just 9 days after the failed Kosmos, The U.S.S.R. launched an orbiter and lander. The orbiter had no signal and the lander burned up on entry to Mars. -
Mars 3
The same plan as Mars 2 except the rover was able to land but only lasted 20 seconds before shutting down. -
Mariner 9
Launched by the U.S.. Captured 7,329 photos. -
Mars 5
Launched by the U.S.S.R 3 days after their last orbiter missed mars. This orbiter lasted 1 day. -
Viking 1
Launched by the U.S. viking was able to land and the orbiter was able to take pictures. The lander lasted up to until 1980 -
Viking 2
Same plan as Viking 1. Combined they all took over 50,000 photos of mars. Some on it and others at it. -
Mars Odyssey
Launched in 2001 by the U.S.. It is still curently in use and has taken over 350,000 photos of Mars -
Spirit Rover
The Spirit rover was launched by the U.S.. NASA expected the rover to last only for 3 months. The rover lost communication with NASA in 2010. NASA tried many attemps to wake up the rover but their was to much dust covering the solar pannels. -
Opportunity Rover
Similar to the rover Spirit. Opportunity was also expected to only last 3 months but is still being driven around today. The rover has driven over 20 miles and is currently near a crater called Endeavour. -
Phoenix mars lander
This lander was able to detect a water/ice based material underneath the Mars rock. The lander got damage during the winter on mars and was declared dead by NASA in 2010. -
Curiosity Rover
Curiosity was the biggest rover ever built and sent to Mars. It was 3 times bigger than the rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The rover runs off a Nuclear engine and has a Labratory inside the rover. Its was landed by a "sky crane" which was the first time NASA attempted to do that. The rover landed just about a month ago on Aug 5, 2012
