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A parachute and solid rockets were used to slow it down as it went through the atmosphere and airbags were used to cushion the impact.

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On which planet did pathfinder land on?

Mars


What do the Pathfinder and the Sojourner have to do with Mars?

The pathfinder was the first solar-powered spacecraft to land on mars. When the pathfinder infolded its petals the Sojourner is revealed.


On which planet did the spacecraft named Pathfinder first land?

NASA's Pathfinder landed on Mars on July 4, 1997.


On what planet did the NASA space probe Pathfinder land in July 1997?

MARS


How long did it take Mars pathfinder to get to Mars?

it took the mars pathfinder 211 days to get to mars.


How do the Mars rovers land?

Mars rovers are lowered by parachute to near touchdown, where balloons inflate, the parachute is released, and the balloons cushion the craft till it stops bouncing.


What does the Sojourner Pathfinder do?

The robot was the first ever to land and explore Mars. But it only worked for days.


Is the Mars Pathfinder a satellite?

No, a satellite orbits around a planet. The Pathfinder landed on Mars.


What kind of probes have been to mars?

NASA's mariner 4,6,7 and 9 NASA's viking land 2 the mars global surveyor and the pathfinder


What is the name of the most recent craft to land on Mars?

Pathfinder is expected to land in May 2008. Before this, it was the Opportunity rover in 2004.


What type of sentence is after the Mars pathfinder landed on the planet Mars?

"After the Mars pathfinder landed on the planet Mars" is not a sentence. You must complete this sentence by making it read something like the following: After the Mars pathfinder landed on the planet Mars, it took pictures of the geographical features.


What was the name of the Mars pathfinder rover?

MESUR Pathfinder