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Mars Pathfinder

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Mars Pathfinder A NASA environmental survey mission to Mars that was launched in 1996 and soft-landed successfully in July 1997. After landing Pathfinder was renamed the Sagan Memorial Station, in honour of Carl Sagan. Sojourner, a small rover, travelled short distances from the main lander, exploring rocks selected by controllers on Earth from images transmitted by the lander.

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