Mars Global Surveyor was a spacecraft that produced data about the Red Planet that will keep researchers busy for some time. Launched in 1996, the orbiter found intriguing hints of running water ...

and Mars Global Surveyor, an orbiter, both NASA craft that launched in 1996. A small robot onboard Pathfinder named Sojourner — the first wheeled rover ever to explore the surface of another ...

A resurfaced NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera photograph has sparked interest online, and it's even piqued ...

A NASA review board has concluded that human error led to the failure of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft last November. NASA officials announced at a press ...

An instrument onboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) can measure natural features or topography. The laser altimeter sends beams to the surface—then times how long it takes for them to bounce ...

In 1998 the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) entered Martian orbit with the primary goal of mapping the planet’s surface. This was completed in January 2001, with more than 98 percent of the surface ...

They also see problems in some cases with their practice of basing assessments of Mars geology on features similar to those they've studied on Earth. "Now that we have the data from MGS ...

On November 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission. This was the first mission NASA sent to Mars in almost 20 years. The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was an orbiter.

Visit Mars as it might have looked billions of years ago. Not frozen and dry, but wet, warm, and alive with flowing water.

In early November, the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) fell silent. Since then, NASA has unsuccessfully tried to contact the orbiter, and the most productive mission yet to the Red Planet appears to be ...

After the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) settled into orbit around the red planet in 1997, a magnetometer on board began sending back measurements that have puzzled planetary scientists ever since.

This study was conducted using data from NASA’s Mariner 9, Viking Orbiter 1 and 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions, as well as ESA’s Mars Express mission.