Martian Years and Seasons for Significant Mission Events |
Earth Date | Mars year/Ls | Event |
July 14, 1965 |
6.143 |
Mariner 4 flyby |
August 1969 |
8.200 |
Mariner 6 and 7 flybys |
November 1971 |
9.284 |
Mariner 9, Mars 2, and Mars 3 enter orbit |
August 1972 |
10.64 |
Mars 2 and 3 shut down |
October 27, 1972 |
10.102 |
Mariner 9 shuts down |
February 1974 |
11.0 |
Mars 4 and 5 enter orbit |
July 1976 |
12.88 |
Viking 1 Orbiter & Lander arrive |
September 1976 |
12.116 |
Viking 2 Orbiter & Lander arrive |
July 25, 1978 |
13.118 |
Viking 2 Orbiter shuts down |
April 11, 1980 |
14.91 |
Viking 2 Lander shuts down |
August 17, 1980 |
14.151 |
Viking 1 Orbiter shuts down |
November 13, 1982 |
15.226 |
Viking 1 Lander shuts down |
January 29, 1989 |
19.350 |
Phobos 2 enters orbit |
March 27, 1989 |
20.18 |
Phobos 2 shuts down |
July 4, 1997 |
23.142 |
Mars Pathfinder lands |
September 1997 |
23.173 |
Mars Global Surveyor enters orbit; Mars Pathfinder shuts down |
October 24, 2001 |
25.258 |
Mars Odyssey enters orbit |
December 14, 2003 |
26.315 |
Nozomi flies past Mars |
January 2004 |
26.325 |
Mars Express, Spirit, and Opportunity arrive |
March 10, 2006 |
28.22 |
Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter arrives |
November 5, 2006 |
28.130 |
Mars Global Surveyor shuts down |
May 25, 2008 |
29.76 |
Phoenix lands |
November 2, 2008 |
29.151 |
Phoenix shuts down |
March 22, 2010 |
30.67 |
Last contact with Spirit |
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