Mars Polar Lander
 Konceptritning av Mars Polar Lander på Mars | |
| Status | Misslyckad |
|---|---|
| Typ | Landare |
| Organisation | NASA |
| Större entreprenör | Martin Marietta Corporation |
| NSSDC-ID | 1999-001A[1] |
| Uppdragets varaktighet | 11 månader |
| Uppskjutning | |
| Uppskjutningsplats | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SLC-17A |
| Uppskjutning | 3 januari 1999, 20:21:10 UTC |
| Uppskjutningsfarkost | Delta II |
| Landning | |
| Landning | 3 december 1999 (planerad) |
| Egenskaper | |
| Massa | 583 kg |
| Dimensioner | 1.06 m hög, 3.6 m bredd |
Mars Polar Lander (tidigare känd som Mars Surveyor 98 Lander) var tillsammans med Mars Climate Orbiter en av farkosterna i Mars Surveyor 98-programmet. Mars Polar Lander innehöll också Deep Space 2, som skulle tränga ner i ytan på Mars. De två sonderna skulle undersöka Mars väder, klimat och vatten- och koldioxidinnehåll för att kunna undersöka om det finns långtids och periodiska klimatförändringar. Kontakten med farkosten förlorades strax före inträdet i Mars atmosfär.
Referenser
Noter
- ^ ”NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive” (på engelska). NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1999-001A. Läst 1 april 2020.
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