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The following table is a list of successful and unsuccessful Mars landers. As of 2022, 21 lander missions and 8 sub-landers (Rovers and Penetrators) attempted to land on Mars. As of 2022, 21 lander missions and 8 sub-landers (Rovers and Penetrators) attempted to land on Mars.
First rover to reach Mars. Lost when Mars 2 landing system crash landed on Mars. Mars 3: PrOP-M: USSR: 2 December 1971: First rover to successfully land on Mars. The lander stopped communicating about 110 seconds after landing, before the rover was deployed. Mars Pathfinder: Sojourner: NASA: 4 July 1997
NASA's Curiosity rover, selfie, 2015. A Mars rover is a remote-controlled motor vehicle designed to travel on the surface of Mars. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months, and they can advance the knowledge of how to perform very ...
First lander to impact Mars. Deployed from Mars 2, failed to land during attempt on 27 November 1971. [7] PrOP-M: Rover Failure Lost with Mars 2: First rover launched to Mars. Lost when the Mars 2 lander crashed into the surface of Mars. 16 Mars 3: Mars 3 (4M No.172) 28 May 1971 Soviet Union: Orbiter Successful
The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News.
Confirmation that the rover successfully landed on Mars was received on February 18, 2021, at 20:55 UTC. [4] [5] As of 6 February 2025, Perseverance has been active on Mars for 1410 sols (1,449 Earth days, or 3 years, 11 months and 19 days) since its landing. Following the rover's arrival, NASA named the landing site Octavia E. Butler Landing ...
The NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission with its rover named Curiosity, was launched on November 26, 2011, [111] [112] and landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater. The rover carries instruments designed to look for past or present conditions relevant to the past or present habitability of Mars.
Pages in category "Mars rovers" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...