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On ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, the Soviet Union launched the ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ mission to explore Mars.โฃ
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The spacecraft reached Mars on December 2, 1971, and its lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the Martian surface.โฃ
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๐น ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃ
Sadly, the lander stopped working after sending only 20 seconds of video data. Even with the short mission, Mars 3 helped scientists learn more about Mars, including:โฃ
โข Its atmosphere โฃ
โข Surface conditions โฃ
It was an important step in the early race to explore other planets.โฃ
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