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Countdown To Mars Landing : : Days Hours Minutes Seconds LAUNCHED: Jan 3, 1999 LANDS: Dec 3, 1999 The lander is presently cruising to Mars and is in good health. Currently, the flight team are continuing science checkouts of instruments on the spacecraft and are busily preparing for surface operations. On September 1, the spacecraft successfully fired its maneuvering engines to fine-tune its flight path for arrival at the Martian south pole on December 3. LANDING SITE CHOSEN! Aug 25, 1999 A strip of gentle, rolling plains near the Martian south pole will serve as a welcome mat when NASA's Mars Polar Lander touches down on the red planet on December 3. NASA Headquarters and the Mars Polar Lander Team announced that the coordinates (76S, 195W) define the target landing site for mankind's next mission to Martian surface.

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