Derelict landers
24 entries in the Derelict Landers compendium.
Beagle 2British Mars lander lost after partial solar panel deployment.Deep Space 2Two miniature probes attempted to penetrate Mars' surface but failed.Mars PathfinderFirst rover to operate outside the Earth–Moon system.Mars Polar LanderUncrewed NASA lander lost during descent to Mars.Opportunity (rover)Robotic rover that explored Mars for 14 years.Philae (spacecraft)First spacecraft to soft-land on a comet nucleus.Phoenix (spacecraft)NASA's first polar Mars lander studied water ice and habitability.Spirit (rover)Mars rover that operated over twenty times longer than planned.Surveyor 1First American spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon.Venera 3First spacecraft to impact another planet's surface.Venera 4First probe to analyze another planet's atmosphere in situ.Venera 5Soviet Venus probe that returned 53 minutes of atmospheric data.Venera 6Soviet Venus probe that returned atmospheric data for 51 minutes.Venera 7First spacecraft to soft-land on another planet and transmit data.Venera 8Second successful lander on Venus, confirmed harsh surface conditions.Venera 9First orbiter of Venus and first surface images from another planet.Venera 10Soviet Venus mission with orbiter and lander.Venera 11Soviet Venus probe that cataloged gamma-ray bursts.Venera 12Soviet Venus lander and gamma-ray burst observatory.Venera 13First probe to record sounds from another planet.Venera 14Soviet Venus probe that landed and analyzed surface soil.Viking 1First successful Mars lander, operated over six years.Viking 2American Mars lander that operated for 1,316 days and searched for life.Viking programTwo American probes that landed on Mars in 1976.
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