Mars Space_exploration

surface of mars spirit rover in 2004

the exploration of mars has been important part of space exploration programs of soviet union (later russia), united states, europe, japan , india. dozens of robotic spacecraft, including orbiters, landers, , rovers, have been launched toward mars since 1960s. these missions aimed @ gathering data current conditions , answering questions history of mars. questions raised scientific community expected not give better appreciation of red planet yield further insight past, , possible future, of earth.

the exploration of mars has come @ considerable financial cost two-thirds of spacecraft destined mars failing before completing missions, failing before began. such high failure rate can attributed complexity , large number of variables involved in interplanetary journey, , has led researchers jokingly speak of great galactic ghoul subsists on diet of mars probes. phenomenon informally known mars curse . in contrast overall high failure rates in exploration of mars, india has become first country achieve success of maiden attempt. india s mars orbiter mission (mom) 1 of least expensive interplanetary missions ever undertaken approximate total cost of ₹450 crore (us$73 million). first mission mars arab country has been taken united arab emirates. called emirates mars mission, scheduled launch in 2020. unmanned exploratory probe has been named hope probe , sent mars study atmosphere in detail.

phobos


phobos (moon)

the russian space mission fobos-grunt, launched on 9 november 2011 experienced failure leaving stranded in low earth orbit. begin exploration of phobos , martian circumterrestrial orbit, , study whether moons of mars, or @ least phobos, trans-shipment point spaceships traveling mars.