http://marspedia.org/index.php?title=Mars_Pathfinder&feed=atom&action=historyMars Pathfinder - Revision history2024-03-28T15:59:07ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.34.2http://marspedia.org/index.php?title=Mars_Pathfinder&diff=126979&oldid=prevJburk at 18:47, 17 December 20182018-12-17T18:47:48Z<p></p>
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</table>Jburkhttp://marspedia.org/index.php?title=Mars_Pathfinder&diff=126668&oldid=prevSuitupandshowup: /* Main findings */ added ref for dust magnetism2018-10-31T19:10:27Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Main findings: </span> added ref for dust magnetism</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This [[NASA]] mission was launched on a [[Delta II]] rocket on December 4, 1996. The '''Mars Pathfinder''' mission was used to demonstrate that [[NASA]] could send an exploratory mission to Mars for 1/15th of the cost of the [[Viking]] budget in the 1970's. The mission was developed at a cost of under $150 million in 3 years. Mars Pathfinder landed in Ares Vallis, Chryse Planitia, at 19 degrees 7'48" N and 33 degrees 13'12"W. This location is in the Oxia Palus quadrangle.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder</ref> <ref>https://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/mars/MPF_short_facts.html</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This [[NASA]] mission was launched on a [[Delta II]] rocket on December 4, 1996. The '''Mars Pathfinder''' mission was used to demonstrate that [[NASA]] could send an exploratory mission to Mars for 1/15th of the cost of the [[Viking]] budget in the 1970's. The mission was developed at a cost of under $150 million in 3 years. Mars Pathfinder landed in Ares Vallis, Chryse Planitia, at 19 degrees 7'48" N and 33 degrees 13'12"W. This location is in the Oxia Palus quadrangle.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder</ref> <ref>https://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/mars/MPF_short_facts.html</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Suitupandshowuphttp://marspedia.org/index.php?title=Mars_Pathfinder&diff=126649&oldid=prevSuitupandshowup: /* Overview */2018-10-30T20:09:21Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Overview</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This [[NASA]] mission was launched on a [[Delta II]] rocket on December 4, 1996. The '''Mars Pathfinder''' mission was used to demonstrate that [[NASA]] could send an exploratory mission to Mars for 1/15th of the cost of the [[Viking]] budget in the 1970's. The mission was developed at a cost of under $150 million in 3 years. Mars Pathfinder landed in Ares Vallis, Chryse Planitia, at 19 degrees 7'48" N and 33 degrees 13'12"W.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder</ref> <ref>https://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/mars/MPF_short_facts.html</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This [[NASA]] mission was launched on a [[Delta II]] rocket on December 4, 1996. The '''Mars Pathfinder''' mission was used to demonstrate that [[NASA]] could send an exploratory mission to Mars for 1/15th of the cost of the [[Viking]] budget in the 1970's. The mission was developed at a cost of under $150 million in 3 years. Mars Pathfinder landed in Ares Vallis, Chryse Planitia, at 19 degrees 7'48" N and 33 degrees 13'12"W<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. This location is in the Oxia Palus quadrangle</ins>.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder</ref> <ref>https://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/mars/MPF_short_facts.html</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the major mission objectives was to deliver a ''microrover'' safely to the surface in order to study the surface composition. The ''microrover'' onboard was known as [[Sojourner]]. Rocks and soil were probed with an Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS),<ref>Cite journal |title=Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer |author1=R. Rieder |author2=H. Wänke |author3=T. Economou |author4=A. Turkevich |journal= Journal of Geophysical Research |date= 1997 |volume= 102 |pages=4027–4044 |doi=10.1029/96JE03918 |</ref> The name Sojourner was selected in a contest that was won by Vallery Ambroise, a 12-year-old from Connecticut. It is named for Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner first appeared in print in the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis. It deals with the travels of Abraham; it means "traveler."<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html</ref> Sojourner was powered with solar panels and a non-rechargeable battery, which greatly limited night time activities. When the batteries were depleted, it could not work at night.<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/faqs_sojourner.html</ref> Its lithium-thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries only generated 150 watt-hours.<ref name=soj>cite web|url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/descrip.html|title=Description of the Rover Sojourner|</ref> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the major mission objectives was to deliver a ''microrover'' safely to the surface in order to study the surface composition. The ''microrover'' onboard was known as [[Sojourner]]. Rocks and soil were probed with an Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS),<ref>Cite journal |title=Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer |author1=R. Rieder |author2=H. Wänke |author3=T. Economou |author4=A. Turkevich |journal= Journal of Geophysical Research |date= 1997 |volume= 102 |pages=4027–4044 |doi=10.1029/96JE03918 |</ref> The name Sojourner was selected in a contest that was won by Vallery Ambroise, a 12-year-old from Connecticut. It is named for Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner first appeared in print in the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis. It deals with the travels of Abraham; it means "traveler."<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html</ref> Sojourner was powered with solar panels and a non-rechargeable battery, which greatly limited night time activities. When the batteries were depleted, it could not work at night.<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/faqs_sojourner.html</ref> Its lithium-thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries only generated 150 watt-hours.<ref name=soj>cite web|url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/descrip.html|title=Description of the Rover Sojourner|</ref> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This [[NASA]] mission was launched on a [[Delta II]] rocket on December 4, 1996. The '''Mars Pathfinder''' mission was used to demonstrate that [[NASA]] could send an exploratory mission to Mars for 1/15th of the cost of the [[Viking]] budget in the 1970's. The mission was developed at a cost of under $150 million in 3 years. Mars Pathfinder landed in Ares Vallis, Chryse Planitia, at 19 degrees 7'48" N and 33 degrees 13'12"W.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This [[NASA]] mission was launched on a [[Delta II]] rocket on December 4, 1996. The '''Mars Pathfinder''' mission was used to demonstrate that [[NASA]] could send an exploratory mission to Mars for 1/15th of the cost of the [[Viking]] budget in the 1970's. The mission was developed at a cost of under $150 million in 3 years. Mars Pathfinder landed in Ares Vallis, Chryse Planitia, at 19 degrees 7'48" N and 33 degrees 13'12"W.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></ref> <ref>https://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/mars/MPF_short_facts.html</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the major mission objectives was to deliver a ''microrover'' safely to the surface in order to study the surface composition. The ''microrover'' onboard was known as [[Sojourner]]. Rocks and soil were probed with an Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS),<ref>Cite journal |title=Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer |author1=R. Rieder |author2=H. Wänke |author3=T. Economou |author4=A. Turkevich |journal= Journal of Geophysical Research |date= 1997 |volume= 102 |pages=4027–4044 |doi=10.1029/96JE03918 |</ref> The name Sojourner was selected in a contest that was won by Vallery Ambroise, a 12-year-old from Connecticut. It is named for Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner first appeared in print in the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis. It deals with the travels of Abraham; it means "traveler."<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html</ref> Sojourner was powered with solar panels and a non-rechargeable battery, which greatly limited night time activities. When the batteries were depleted, it could not work at night.<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/faqs_sojourner.html</ref> Its lithium-thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries only generated 150 watt-hours.<ref name=soj>cite web|url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/descrip.html|title=Description of the Rover Sojourner|</ref> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the major mission objectives was to deliver a ''microrover'' safely to the surface in order to study the surface composition. The ''microrover'' onboard was known as [[Sojourner]]. Rocks and soil were probed with an Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS),<ref>Cite journal |title=Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer |author1=R. Rieder |author2=H. Wänke |author3=T. Economou |author4=A. Turkevich |journal= Journal of Geophysical Research |date= 1997 |volume= 102 |pages=4027–4044 |doi=10.1029/96JE03918 |</ref> The name Sojourner was selected in a contest that was won by Vallery Ambroise, a 12-year-old from Connecticut. It is named for Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner first appeared in print in the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis. It deals with the travels of Abraham; it means "traveler."<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html</ref> Sojourner was powered with solar panels and a non-rechargeable battery, which greatly limited night time activities. When the batteries were depleted, it could not work at night.<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/faqs_sojourner.html</ref> Its lithium-thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries only generated 150 watt-hours.<ref name=soj>cite web|url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/descrip.html|title=Description of the Rover Sojourner|</ref> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the major mission objectives was to deliver a ''microrover'' safely to the surface in order to study the surface composition. The ''microrover'' onboard was known as [[Sojourner]]. Rocks and soil were probed with an Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS),<ref>Cite journal |title=Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer |author1=R. Rieder |author2=H. Wänke |author3=T. Economou |author4=A. Turkevich |journal= Journal of Geophysical Research |date= 1997 |volume= 102 |pages=4027–4044 |doi=10.1029/96JE03918 |</ref> The name Sojourner was selected in a contest that was won by Vallery Ambroise, a 12-year-old from Connecticut. It is named for Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner first appeared in print in the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis. It deals with the travels of Abraham; it means "traveler."<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html</ref> Sojourner was powered with solar panels and a non-rechargeable battery, which greatly limited night time activities. When the batteries were depleted, it could not work at night.<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/faqs_sojourner.html</ref> Its lithium-thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries only generated 150 watt-hours.<ref name=soj>cite web|url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/descrip.html|title=Description of the Rover Sojourner|</ref> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the major mission objectives was to deliver a ''microrover'' safely to the surface in order to study the surface composition. The ''microrover'' onboard was known as [[Sojourner]]. Rocks and soil were probed with an Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS),<ref>Cite journal |title=Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer |author1=R. Rieder |author2=H. Wänke |author3=T. Economou |author4=A. Turkevich |journal= Journal of Geophysical Research |date= 1997 |volume= 102 |pages=4027–4044 |doi=10.1029/96JE03918 |</ref> The name Sojourner was selected in a contest that was won by Vallery Ambroise, a 12-year-old from Connecticut. It is named for Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Sojourner first appeared in print in the Bible in the first chapter of Genesis. It deals with the travels of Abraham; it means "traveler."<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html</ref> Sojourner was powered with solar panels and a non-rechargeable battery, which greatly limited night time activities. When the batteries were depleted, it could not work at night.<ref>https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/faqs_sojourner.html</ref> Its lithium-thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries only generated 150 watt-hours.<ref name=soj>cite web|url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/descrip.html|title=Description of the Rover Sojourner|</ref> </div></td></tr>
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