Mars Global Surveyor was launched in 1996 to the Red Planet on a two year mission. It went on to last more than 9 years, and captured many more images than anticipated. It made many discoveries, including evidence for recent water acting on the surface of the planet.
Ground controllers received a message on November 2, 2006 that one of its solar arrays wasn’t pivoting correctly. One orbit later, NASA lost contact altogether.
Original Source: NASA/JPL News Release
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