article_snippet: Nasa’s MGS was operational in orbit around Mars from 12 September 1997 to 2 November 2006.
article_snippet: Nasa’s MGS was a global mapping mission that examined the entire planet, including Nasa’s MGS atmosphere and surface.
article_snippet: Data from the MGS mission has been used to identify landing sites for rovers and landers on the surface.
article_snippet: Nasa’s Mars Global Surveyor, illustrated, was operational in orbit around Mars from 12 September 1997 to 2 November 2006.
article_snippet: It was a global mapping mission that examined the entire planet, including It atmosphere and surface .
article_snippet: This uses information from the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter an instrument that was also on board the MGS.
article_snippet: This also uses data from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Esa’s Mars Express, which has been in orbit around Mars since Christmas Day in 2003 and is still operational today.
article_snippet: This uses information from the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter an instrument that was also on board the MGS .
highlights_snippet: And the landing sites for the various spacecraft that have made it to the surface of Mars can also be explored .