WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Deimos (moon) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deimos_(moon)

    Deimos / ˈ d aɪ m ə s / (systematic designation: Mars II) [11] is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos.Deimos has a mean radius of 6.2 km (3.9 mi) and takes 30.3 hours to orbit Mars. [5]

  3. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter

    The titanium fuel tank takes up most of the volume and mass of the spacecraft and provides most of its structural integrity. [93] The spacecraft's total mass is less than 2,180 kg (4,810 lb) with an unfueled dry mass less than 1,031 kg (2,273 lb).

  4. Mars Science Laboratory - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory

    The mass of this EDL system, including parachute, sky crane, fuel and aeroshell, is 2,401 kg (5,293 lb). [130] The novel EDL system placed Curiosity within a 20 by 7 km (12.4 by 4.3 mi) landing ellipse, [ 96 ] in contrast to the 150 by 20 km (93 by 12 mi) landing ellipse of the landing systems used by the Mars Exploration Rovers.

  5. Mars Inc. - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Inc.

    Mars Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$45 billion in annual sales in 2022; [7] that year Forbes ranked the company as the fourth-largest privately held company in the United States. [8]

  6. Bruno Mars - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars

    Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter.He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for singing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock.

  7. Mars Exploration Rover - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover

    The rover plus lander has a mass of about 533 kilograms (1,175 lb). The rover alone has a mass of about 185 kg (408 lb). The rover alone has a mass of about 185 kg (408 lb). The gravity on Mars is about 38% of Earth's, so the motor does not need to be as powerful as it would on Earth.

  8. List of Mars landers - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mars_landers

    Mass (kg) [1] Landing site Region Status Country MOLA Entry velocity References 1. Mars 2MV-3 No.1: 04 Nov 1962 25 Nov 1962 890 - - Failure Soviet Union - - [2] 2. Mars 2: 19 May 1971 27 Nov 1971 1210 45°S 47°E ♦ - Failure Soviet Union - - [3] [4] 3. Mars 3: 28 May 1971 02 Dec 1971 1210 45°S 202°E ♦: Sirenum Terra: Partial success ...

  9. Ingenuity (helicopter) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)

    Ingenuity, nicknamed Ginny, is an autonomous NASA helicopter that operated on Mars from 2021 to 2024 as part of the Mars 2020 mission. Ingenuity made its first flight on April 19, 2021, demonstrating that flight is possible in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars, and becoming the first aircraft to conduct a powered and controlled extra-terrestrial flight.