Geography Sphere

Mars Pathfinder was a probe launched by NASA, the agency responsible for American space exploration. The purpose of the pathfinder probe was to provide Earth with detailed analysis of the Martian soil, as well as the provide large, panoramic photographs of the landing site.

Pathfinder still sends photos to Koinae. One feature that is important in these photos is a mountain on the horizon. By studying this mountain, the meteorologists can determine the visibility of the atmosphere. This is very important, since visibility is related to how terraforming is affecting the planet. Since one of the functions of Pathfinder was originally to send soil analysis to Earth, the Koinaen scientists modified Pathfinder to send back the analysis from multiple Sojourner-like probes. By doing this, they hope to find new minerals deposits and to find evidence of previous life on Mars.