ocr: What was Pathfinder? L The Moon is a relatively easy place tos send a probe. On the scale of the Solar System, itis very: near to the Earth, and iti isn't very: much hotter or colder than the Earth. Iti is much more difficult to investigate the surface of Mars. Recendy, in 1997, the Mars Pathtinder mission arrived there. The Pathtinder craft took several months to travel to Mars. When it arrived at Mars the craftfell through the planet's atmosphere (1). A parachute slowed its fall, although it did: not work as well in Mars' very thin atmosphere as it would on Earth. Just before the craft reach ...
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