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2001 Mars Odyssey [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Spacecraft
OBS

Scientific exploration of Mars. Probe launched in April 2001. Instruments on board: a Gamma ray spectrometer (GRS), a thermal emission spectrometer (TES) and a Martian radiation environment experiment (MARIE).

Key term(s)
  • 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

La sonde 2001 Mars Odyssey a été baptisée ainsi en hommage au film de Standley Kubrick «2001, l'Odyssée de l'espace». Elle mesure 2,2 mètres de long sur 2,6 mètres de large sur 1,7 mètres de haut et pèse au total 725 kg. L'énergie apportée à la sonde est captée par 7 m² de panneaux solaires.

Key term(s)
  • sonde Mars Odyssey 2001
  • 2001 Mars Odyssey

Spanish

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