Map of Mars landing sites
by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 23 November 2005
The base map is a reduced-size version of a map by Space-Graphics.com.
Successful unmanned probe landing sites are in red:
- M3 = Mars 3 lander, USSR, landed 2 December 1971, operated for 90 seconds.
- V1 = Viking 1 lander, USA, landed 20 July 1976, operated until 13 November 1982.
- V2 = Viking 2 lander, USA, landed 3 September 1976, operated until 12 April 1980.
- PS = Mars Pathfinder lander and Soujourner rover, USA, landed 4 July 1997, operated until 20 August 1997 (Sojourner) and 7 October 1997 (Pathfinder).
- Sp = Mars Spirit rover, USA, landed 3 January 2004, still operating November 2005.
- Op = Mars Opportunity rover, USA, landed 25 January 2004, still operating November 2005.
Failed unmanned probe crash sites are in blue:
- M2 = Mars 2 lander, USSR, crashed 27 November 1971.
- M6 = Mars 6 lander, USSR, crashed 12 March 1974.
- PL = Mars Polar Lander, USA, crashed 3 December 1999.
- DS = Deep Space 2 Microprobes 1 and 2, USA, crashed 3 December 1999.
- B2 = Beagle 2 lander, ESA, crashed 25 December 2003.
© 2004, 2005 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 23 November 2005.
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