Deep Space 2 Mars Penetrator Spacecraft
Deep Space 2 comprised two NASA penetrator probes, Scott and Amundsen, carried with Mars Polar Lander and intended to impact Mars on 3 December 1999 to test subsurface water-ice technology; contact was lost on arrival.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Deep Space 2DS2Scott and Amundsen
- Family Name
- Deep Space 2
- Full Name
- Deep Space 2 Mars Penetrator Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_proberesearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Deep Space 2 comprised two NASA penetrator probes, Scott and Amundsen, carried with Mars Polar Lander and intended to impact Mars on 3 December 1999 to test subsurface water-ice technology; contact was lost on arrival.
- First Flight Year
- 1,999
- Last Flight Year
- 1,999
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 10:35:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 08:47:41 UTC