Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was an American robotic space probe launched in November 1996 by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. MGS was a global mapping mission that investigated the entire planet, from the ionosphere to the surface. Mars Global Surveyor, as part of the larger Mars Exploration Program, monitored the atmosphere for sister orbiters during aerobraking and assisted Mars rovers and lander missions by identifying potential landing sites and relaying surface telemetry.
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