The Planet Mars

Photo of the planet Mars

When the Mars Climate Orbiter was launched from Earth on December 11, 1998, the distance between Earth and Mars was 255.2 million kilometers. By the time the Orbiter reached Mars, it actually had traveled 699 million kilometers.

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The first photo of Mars taken by the MCO

The first photo of Mars taken on September 7, 1999,by the Mars Climate Orbiter using MARCI.

The Orbiter was still 4.5 million kilometers away.

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