Mars Global Surveyor
Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES)
Quick-Facts:
- Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is currently orbiting and observing Mars.
- MGS was launched 7 November 1996. It reached Mars 12 September 1997.
- MGS TES is still operating in Mars orbit. The mission is currently expected to run through 2006.
- MSSS Connection: The President of MSSS, Michael C. Malin,
is a Co-Investigator on the MGS TES Team.
MGS TES Background and Information
© 2005 by Malin Space Science Systems, Inc.
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