Mars Pathfinder was an American robotic spacecraft, launched by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on December 4, 1996, that landed a base station and roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight 10.6 kilogram wheeled rover named Sojourner, the first rover to operate outside the Earth-Moon system.
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Mission Type OutcomeSuccessful lander and rover mission; last contact occurred September 27, 1997 and the mission was formally terminated March 10, 1998 after five months of restoration attempts, likely due to battery degradation. 1 Mission Type
Mission Type (category) Mission Type (category) Mars Pathfinder
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a lightweight, 10.6 kg (23 lb) wheeled robotic Mars rover named Sojourner, the first rover to operate outside the Earth-Moon system
Mars Pathfinder article, infobox, Mission type field
Lander . Rover
Mars Pathfinder article, end of mission section
the mission was terminated on March 10, 1998
Includes: Sojourner, Mars Pathfinder article, lead section (rover component)
It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight, 10.6 kg wheeled robotic Mars rover named Sojourner
Spacecraft Of: Mars Pathfinder, Mars Pathfinder article, lead section (mission link)
It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight, 10.6 kg wheeled robotic Mars rover named Sojourner
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