ocr: to ENI ROUTE FOR MARS Mars 2 and 3 (cont.) Launched from Baikonur on May 19, 1971, Mars 2's trajectory was corrected three times, and on November 27 the landing module was jettisoned. It reached the Martian surface, but radio contact was never established. (The module undoubtedly crashed.) Nonetheless, the orbital module continued on its path and carried out a: systematic study of the planet. The end of the Mars. 3 Lander Mariner 9 Two days after the Soviets launched Mars 3, the Americans launched the Mariner 9 probe on May 30, 1971. On October 31, the probe went into an uncontrolled spin. Thi ...
