Mars Global Surveyor

Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was an American robotic space probe developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was launched on November 7, 1996, and collected data in orbit around Mars from 1997 to 2006. MGS was a global mapping mission that examined the entire planet, from the ionosphere down through the atmosphere to the surface. As part of the larger Mars Exploration Program, Mars Global Surveyor performed atmospheric monitoring for sister orbiters during aerobraking, and helped Mars rovers and lander missions by identifying potential landing sites and relaying surface telemetry.

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MGS
orbiter, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

2006-11-02T00:00:00Z

2006-11-02T00:00:00Z

loss of signal

1996-11-07T00:00:00Z

1996-11-07T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

1997-09-11T00:00:00Z

1997-09-11T00:00:00Z

orbital activity

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Frameless

Mars Global Surveyor 2

Mars global surveyor cropped

PIA05248 label

Mars Global Surveyor

Jupiter and Galilean moons.

PIA17486 modest

How MGS made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.

Mars Global Surveyor before launch

Mars Global Surveyor Preparations

Mars global surveyor

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Mars Global Surveyor 2		Commons
commons	image		Mars global surveyor cropped		Commons
commons	image		PIA05248 label		Commons
commons	image		Mars Global Surveyor		Commons
commons	image		Jupiter and Galilean moons.		Commons
commons	image		PIA17486 modest		Commons
commons	image		How MGS made the gravity map. Animation by Studio 13.		Commons
commons	image		Mars Global Surveyor before launch		Commons
commons	image		Mars Global Surveyor Preparations		Commons
commons	image		Mars global surveyor		Commons