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21st Century Complete Guide to Mars Exploration: Mars Pathfinder, NASA Sojourner Rover the First Rover on Mars 1997 Sagan Memorial Station (CD-ROM) [CD-ROM]

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October 12, 2003
This comprehensive CD-ROM provides a thorough guide to the mission of Mars Pathfinder, which successfully placed the Sojourner rover on the Red Planet in 1997. This historic mission is documented in NASA reports and mission images - there are over 2800 images and 38 video clips on this disc. Every aspect of the amazing and exciting flight is covered:

* Preflight Tests, Launch and Cruise Phase * Landing Site * Mission Objectives, Science Objectives * Entry, Descent, and Landing System (a similar airbag system is being used in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover program) * Rover Telecommunications * Control and Navigation * Power Subsystem * Sagan Memorial Station Images * SOL Data and Plots

This CD-ROM has over 7,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into Acrobat Reader, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool.


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Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool.

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