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Space commemorative cover
or Space Cover.
Cosmodrom : USA
Date of Cancellation: Dec. 3, 1999
Kind of Event : Launch
Launch pad : USA Pasadena (CA)
habité?/manned?: robot
Mission type : Failure
ou?/where?: au sol - ground
autographe?: non - noneDescription : Pasadena post stamp.
The Mars Polar Lander, also known as the Mars Surveyor ’98 Lander, was a 290-kilogram robotic spacecraft lander launched by NASA on January 3, 1999 to study the soil and climate of Planum Australe, a region near the south pole on Mars. It formed part of the Mars Surveyor ’98 mission. On December 3, 1999, however, after the descent phase was expected to be complete, the lander failed to reestablish communication with Earth. A post-mortem analysis determined the most likely cause of the mishap was premature termination of the engine firing prior to the lander touching the surface, causing it to strike the planet at a high velocity. Keyword(s) :
#Cartography,
#Mars and probes,
#NASA,
#Probe, This is OUTSIDE of a Space Revue. Last modified: 09/08/2015 @ 16h50
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