List of artificial objects on Mars

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The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of Mars, consisting of spacecraft which were launched from Earth. Most are defunct after having served their purpose, but the Opportunity and the Curiosity rovers are still operational as of 2015. Curiosity is the most recent artificial object to land safely on Mars. The list does not currently include smaller objects such as springs, fragments, parachutes or heatshields. The landers of the MER rovers, or other mission objects may be included in the future.

Legend

Colors
No data collection
Transmitted data
Operational

Table of objects

Artificial object Image Nationality Landed Mass (kg) Status Location
Mars 2
Mars3 iki.jpg
 USSR 1971 1210 Failure during descent; crashed on surface Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1]
Mars 3
Mars3 iki.jpg
 USSR 1971 1210 Transmission failure 14.5 seconds after soft landing Sirenum Terra, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2]
Mars 6
Mars6.gif
 USSR 1973 635 Insufficient thrust during landing; crashed on surface Margaritifer Terra, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [3]
Viking 1 lander
Viking lander model.jpg
 United States 1976 657 Operated 2245 sols. Last contact Nov 11, 1982 Chryse Planitia, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [4]
Viking 2 lander
Viking lander model.jpg
 United States 1976 657 Operated 1281 sols. Last contact Apr 11, 1980 Utopia Planitia, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [5]
Mars Pathfinder lander & Sojourner rover
Lander and rover drawing.gif
 United States 1997 360 Operated 83 sols. Last contact Sep 27, 1997[6] Ares Vallis, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [7][8]
Mars Climate Orbiter
Mars Climate Orbiter 2.jpg
 United States 1999 629 Destroyed by atmospheric stresses & friction.[9] Unknown
Mars Polar Lander & Deep Space 2
Mars polar lander.jpg
 United States 1999 500 Unknown failure during descent; crashed on surface Ultimi Scopuli, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [10][11]
Beagle 2
Beagle 2 model at Liverpool Spaceport.jpg
 United Kingdom 2003 33.2 Landed safely; solar panels failed to deploy Isidis Planitia, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Spirit rover (MER-A)
NASA Mars Rover.jpg
 United States 2004 185 Operated 2210 sols. Last contact Mar 22, 2010 Gusev crater, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [12][13]
Opportunity rover (MER-B)
NASA Mars Rover.jpg
 United States 2004 185 Still in operation, 7192 sols Meridiani Planum, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [14][15]
Phoenix Mars Lander
Pia09344.jpg
 United States 2008 350 Operated 155 sols. Last contact Nov 2, 2008 Vastitas Borealis, unofficially named Green Valley, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [16]
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover.jpg
 United States 2012 900 Still in operation, 4160 sols Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater, Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Total estimated dry mass (kg) 9,303

Locations of selected landers and rovers

Tharsis Montes Hellas Planitia Olympus Mons Valles Marineris Arabia Terra Amazonis Planitia Elysium Mons Isidis Planitia Terra Cimmeria Argyre Planitia Alba MonsMap of Mars
Interactive imagemap of the global topography of Mars, overlain with locations of Mars landers and rovers. Hover your mouse to see the names of prominent geographic features, and click to link to them. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Reds and pinks are higher elevation (+3 km to +8 km); yellow is 0 km; greens and blues are lower elevation (down to −8 km). Whites (>+12 km) and browns (>+8 km) are the highest-most elevations. Axes are latitude and longitude; note poles are not shown.
Spirit (2004) > Spirit
Opportunity (2004) > Opportunity
Pathfinder < Sojourner (1997)
Viking 1 (1976) > Viking 1
Viking 2 (1976) > Viking 2
Phoenix < Phoenix (2008)
Mars 3 < Mars 3 (1971)
Curiosity (2012) > Curiosity
Beagle 2 < Beagle 2 (2003)

Examples

MER-A Spirit rover lander
MER-B Opportunity's heat shield

See also

References

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  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Opportunity Rover (MER-B) coordinates on pg. 2.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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