Mars global surveyor mission: overview and status.
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft achieved a 45-hour elliptical orbit at Mars on 11 September 1997 after an 11-month cruise from Earth. The mission is acquiring high-quality global observations of the martian surface and atmosphere and of its magnetic and gravitational fields. These observations will continue for one martian year.
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California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.
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D001272:Atmosphere; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D006112:Gravitation; D008280:Magnetics; D018535:Mars; D018531:Spacecraft