Mars The Red Planet
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Mars The first spacecraft to visit mars was Mariner 4 in 1965.Several others followed including Mars 2. There was other landers like The Viking space craft. In 1996, ending a long 20-year hiatus. Successfully landing on Mars on July 4th 1997 was the Mars pathfinder. It was one of the most successful landers in history. Pathfinder brought back really valuable photos of the Martian surface. The Martian surface temperatures range widely from as little as (-133 c, -207 f)In the winter time and up to (27c, 80f) on a day during the summer. |