Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Bound For Mars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 22, 1997 is “Bound For Mars,” an image. It is credited to Credit: P. James (U. Toledo), T. Clancy (SSI Boulder, CO), S. Lee (U. Colorado), NASA. The original explanation runs about 180 words.

Bound For Mars
Credit: P. James (U. Toledo), T. Clancy (SSI Boulder, CO), S. Lee (U. Colorado), NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Two NASA spacecraft, Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Pathfinder , are presently approaching the red planet . Pathfinder is scheduled to land on July 4th and Global Surveyor due to enter orbit in September.”

— APOD editors, May 22, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 22, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: P. James (U. Toledo), T. Clancy (SSI Boulder, CO), S. Lee (U. Colorado), NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 180 words

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Topics in this entry

Mars

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Source

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