Mars Polar Lander Mars-lander spacecraft family
The Mars Polar Lander family comprised the 1999 NASA lander designed to dig for water ice near Mars south polar region; contact was lost on arrival, while its separate Deep Space 2 penetrators remain outside this family-only packet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mars Polar LanderMPLMars Surveyor 98 Lander
- Family Name
- Mars Polar Lander
- Full Name
- Mars Polar Lander Mars-lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Mars Polar Lander family comprised the 1999 NASA lander designed to dig for water ice near Mars south polar region; contact was lost on arrival, while its separate Deep Space 2 penetrators remain outside this family-only packet.
- First Flight Year
- 1,999
- Last Flight Year
- 1,999
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 17:46:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 17:46:40 UTC