Deep Space 2 Amundsen
Deep Space 2 Amundsen was one of NASA’s twin Mars penetrators carried with Mars Polar Lander. Launched on 3 January 1999, it was intended to impact Mars on 3 December to test subsurface water-ice technology; contact with the probes was lost on arrival.
Identity
- Aliases
- Amundsen penetratorDeep Space 2 AmundsenDS2 Amundsen
- Name
- Deep Space 2 Amundsen
- Status
- lost
Details
- Description
- Deep Space 2 Amundsen was one of NASA’s twin Mars penetrators carried with Mars Polar Lander. Launched on 3 January 1999, it was intended to impact Mars on 3 December to test subsurface water-ice technology; contact with the probes was lost on arrival.
- First Flight Date
- 1999-01-03
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:14:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:14:22 UTC
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- Last Flight Date
- 1999-12-03