MGS Begins Mapping Mission
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) full-scale mapping activities are underway following deployment of the spacecraft's 1.5-meter, high-gain antenna. The antenna was deployed on a 2-meter-long boom on Mar. 28. It had been stowed since the spacecraft was launched to avoid possible contamination from the...
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