List of missions to Mars - Wikipedia
First lander to impact Mars. Deployed from Mars 2, failed to land during attempt on 27 November 1971. [ 7 ] First rover launched to Mars. Lost when the Mars 2 lander crashed into the surface of Mars. Soviet Union. On December 2 it became in short sequence the third spacecraft to orbit another planet. [ 5 ] . Operated for 20 orbits [ 8 ][ 9 ]
Mars rover - Wikipedia
On February 18, 2021, Perseverance, the newest American Mars rover, successfully landed. On May 14, 2021, China's Zhurong became the first non-American rover to successfully operate on Mars.
25 Years Ago: Mars Pathfinder Launches to Mars to Deploy ... - NASA
Dec 7, 2021 · The 793-pound Mars Pathfinder deployed the 23-pound Sojourner rover, the first wheeled vehicle operated on another planet in the solar system, that served as the forerunner of later, more advanced rovers including Curiosity and Perseverance, currently operating on the Martian surface.
Mars Pathfinder - Science@NASA
Dec 4, 1996 · NASA’s Mars Pathfinder successfully demonstrated a new way to safely land on the Red Planet and deliver the first-ever robotic rover, Sojourner, to the Martian surface. Mars Pathfinder launched Dec. 4, 1996 and landed on Mars' Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997.
Sojourner (rover) - Wikipedia
The robotic Sojourner rover reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Sojourner was operational on Mars for 92 sols (95 Earth days), and was the first wheeled vehicle to operate on an astronomical object other than the Earth or Moon.
NASA's 1st Mars rover touched down 25 years ago | Space
Jul 5, 2022 · It was on Independence Day 25 years ago that a little rover named after a Civil War abolitionist parachuted and tumbled to the Red Planet's surface on airbags. NASA's first-ever Mars rover, dubbed...
25 years ago, NASA landed its first rover on Mars - Inverse
Jul 4, 2022 · Twenty-five years ago on July 4, 1997, NASA landed its first rover on Mars and beamed back a photo from the planet’s surface. In doing so, the agency set up its first on-the-go,...
NASA's First Rover on the Red Planet - NASA
Jul 3, 2019 · This 8-image mosaic is of Sojourner, NASA’s first rover on Mars, and was acquired during the late afternoon on Sol 2, the second Martian day on the planet as part of an “insurance panorama.” Sojourner arrived aboard the Mars Pathfinder on July 4, 1997.
This month in history: In memory of the first rover to rove on Mars
Jul 4, 1997 · This month marks 27 years since the successful landing of NASA’s Mars Pathfinder spacecraft, including Sojourner, the first-ever robotic rover to land on Mars. The word “sojourner” means “temporary resident, guest, visitor, or traveler.”
Mars Pathfinder, the start of modern Mars ... - The Planetary Society
The Pathfinder mission deployed the first-ever wheeled rover on Mars; Technologies developed for Pathfinder paved the way for future, more sophisticated exploration of Mars; Pathfinder helped The Planetary Society get the names of its members to the surface of Mars