Learn about the Mars 96' mission

The main scientific objectives of this mission was to investigate theevolution and contemporary physics of Mars, and to make, using various methods, a wide range of comprehensive studies of those physical and chemical processes which took place in the past and which continue there now.The payload of the Mars96 orbiter included 24 scientific instruments to study the Martian surface, the inner structure of the planet, its atmosphere, and its plasma envelope,as well as instruments for astrophysical studies. The spacecraft launch was performed in November 1996.