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Mars Express
Mars Express Mission to Mars
Mars Express:
The main goal of Mars Express is to search for subsurface water from Mars orbit and drop a lander on the surface. Seven scientific instruments onboard the orbiting spacecraft will use remote sensing experiments to shed new light on the Martian atmosphere, the planet's structure and geology.

Contact with the lander, called Beagle 2, was lost on the day it entered the Martian atmosphere and has not been restored.

Visit the Mars Express Website

Key Dates Headlines
2 Jun 2003: 
Launch (17:45 UT)
22 Nov 2003 - 24 Dec 2003: 
Mars Orbit Insertion
19 Dec 2003: 
Beagle 2 Lander Release
Status: 
Orbiting Mars
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