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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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A spacecraft launched by India
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A collaborative project of ISRO and NASA
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A spacecraft launched by USA
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A collaborative project of NASA and European Space Agency
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission is part of NASA’s Mars Scout program, funded by NASA Headquarters. Launched in Nov. 2013, the mission will explore the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere and interactions with the sun and solar wind.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mariner 9 was launched successfully on May 30, 1971, and became the first artificial satellite of Mars when it arrived and went into orbit. NASA’s Viking Project found a place in history when it became the first mission to land a spacecraft safely on the surface of another planet.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (MAVEN) launched on November 18, 2013, and entered orbit around Mars on September 21, 2014. The mission’s goal is to explore the planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the Sun and solar wind.