Saturday, 20 September 2014

List of artificial objects on Mars

Man-made objectImageNationalityLandedMass (kg)StatusLocation
Mars 2
Mars3 iki.jpg
USSR19711210Failure during descent; crashed on surface45°S313°W [1]
Mars 3
Mars3 iki.jpg
USSR19711210Transmission failure 14.5 seconds after soft landingSirenum Terra45°S158°W [2]
Mars 6
Mars3 iki.jpg
USSR1973635Insufficient thrust during landing; crashed on surfaceMargaritifer Terra23.90°S 19.42°W [3]
Viking 1 lander
Viking lander model.jpg
United States1976657Operated 2245 sols. Last contact Nov 11, 1982Chryse Planitia22.697°N 48.222°W [4]
Viking 2 lander
Viking lander model.jpg
United States1976657Operated 1281 sols. Last contact Apr 11, 1980Utopia Planitia48.269°N 225.990°W[5]
Mars Pathfinderlander &Sojournerrover
Lander and rover drawing.gif
United States1997360Operated 83 sols. Last contact Sep 27, 1997[6]Ares Vallis19.33°N 33.55°W [7][8]
Mars Climate Orbiter
Mars Climate Orbiter 2.jpg
United States1999629Destroyed by atmospheric stresses & friction.[9]Unknown
Mars Polar Lander &Deep Space 2
Mars polar lander.jpg
United States1999500Unknown failure during descent; crashed on surfaceUltimi Scopuli76°S195°W [10][11]
Spirit rover(MER-A)
NASA Mars Rover.jpg
United States2004185Operated 2210 sols. Last contact Mar 22, 2010Gusev crater,14.5718°S 175.4785°E[12][13]
Opportunity rover(MER-B)
NASA Mars Rover.jpg
United States2004185Still in operationMeridiani Planum1.9462°S 354.4734°E[14][15]
Phoenix Mars Lander
Pia09344.jpg
United States2008350Operated 155 sols. Last contact Nov 2, 2008Vastitas Borealis, unofficially namedGreen Valley,68.15°N 125.9°W [16]
Mars Science Laboratory(Curiosity)
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover.jpg
United States2012900Still in operationAeolis Palusin Gale Crater4°36′0″S137°12′0″E
Total estimated dry mass (kg)9,303

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