Planetary Society Calls For Vigorous Mars Exploration Program

Posted by jburk to Mars Polar Lander at December 18, 1998 12:00 PM

The Mars Climate Orbiter was successfully launched last week and is now on its way to the Red Planet. It will reach Mars in nine and a half months and collect data on the planet's atmosphere and search for evidence of water. The vehicle will also operate as a radio relay station for a second mission, the Mars Polar Lander, as well as subsequent missions through 2004.