Surveyor Captured

The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft decelerated to enter Mars orbit on Sept. 11, and should begin using the planet's atmosphere this week to further decelerate to final mapping orbit, if events continued according to plan. It is the first orbiter to arrive at Mars since the Soviet Phobos 2 in...

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