| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
PL96C-11657.12 |
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| Date : |
10/29/1996
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Title
Mars Global Surveyor Preparations
Full Description
At Launch Complex 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mars Global Surveyor
upper stage booster assembly is being encased in the Delta II payload fairing.
Liftoff of the first in a series of U.S. missions to Mars was just days away,
with launch preparations proceeding on schedule.
Mars Global Surveyor later entered Mars orbit and began a highly successful
mission taking high resolution photographs of the Martian surface and making
other measurements.
Keywords
Mars Global Surveyor Delta II
Subject Category
Planet-Mars, Mars Global Surveyor,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
PL96C-11657.12
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000858
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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