JPL
Contract from the Jet Propulsion Lab to produce a one minute animation sequence showing the launch and deployment
of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Space Probe. MGS will map the surface of mars in greater detail than we have
ever seen. MGS successfully launched on November 7th, 1996 at 12:00:50 EST! This animation has appeared on
CBS and NBC news, as well as Nasa Select and local news stations.
Mars Global Surveyor
Here are some images from the launch sequence animation:
To find out more about MGS, visit the MGS website.
Physical Earth from 1km digital image Face of the Earth� copyright � 1996, ARC Science Simulations
Special thanks to ARC Science Simulations for the use of this image in the MGS animation.
The Real Launch...
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