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Mountains and deserts of Mars

05.08.2004

In January 2004, two American mobile vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, landed on Mars.

Mars rovers that have landed on different sides of the planet are quite briskly driving around the red desert and transmitting photographs of Martian landscapes and scientific data on the composition of the soil and atmosphere to Earth. Mars rovers are equipped with infrared spectrometers, which determine the mineral composition of soil and rocks.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express research vehicle, launched from Baikonur, went into orbit around Mars and is transmitting spectacular landscape images, but its Beagle 2 lander went missing while trying to land on Mars.

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