It carried with it a TV system for automatic film processing while in flight. Zond 3 successful achieved insertion into Mars orbit. It also took 25 images of the lunar far side during its mission, covering 19 million square kilometers from a distance of 11,570 to 9,960 kilometers. Zond 3 was also able to continue communication with ground crews from a distance of up to 31 million kilometers from Earth. Unfortunately, Mars is approximately 56 million kilometers away.
Hubble photos show a full rotation of Mars during the martian late spring.
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