List of artificial objects on Mars
The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of Mars, consisting of spacecraft which were launched from Earth. Most are defunct after having served their purpose, but the Opportunity and the Curiosity rovers are still operational as of 2016. Curiosity is the most recent artificial object to land safely on Mars. The list does not currently include smaller objects such as springs, fragments, parachutes or heatshields. The landers of the MER rovers, or other mission objects may be included in the future.
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Table of objects
- Orbiters that could eventually enter include: MRO, 2001MO, ME, MGS, Phobos 2, Mars 2, Mars 3, and Mars 5 orbiters, and Mariner 9.
Locations of selected landers and rovers
Interactive imagemap of the global topography of Mars, overlain with locations of Mars landers and rovers. Hover your mouse to see the names of prominent geographic features, and click to link to them. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Reds and pinks are higher elevation (+3 km to +8 km); yellow is 0 km; greens and blues are lower elevation (down to −8 km). Whites (>+12 km) and browns (>+8 km) are the highest-most elevations. Axes are latitude and longitude; note poles are not shown.
Examples
![]() MER-A Spirit rover lander |
![]() MER-B Opportunity's heat shield |
See also
- Exploration of Mars
- Life on Mars
- List of artificial objects on extra-terrestrial surfaces
- Timeline of planetary exploration
References
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars 2". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars 3". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars 6". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Viking 1 lander". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Viking 2 lander". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "Mars Pathfinder". Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars Pathfinder". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars Pathfinder Rover". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars Climate Orbiter". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Mars Polar Lander". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Deep Space 2". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Spirit Rover (MER-A)". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "ESA Mars Express - Spirit Rover landing site image and coordinates". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Opportunity Rover (MER-B)". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ↑ Squyres, S. W.; Arvidson, R. E.; Bollen, D.; Bell, J. F.; Brückner, J.; Cabrol, N. A.; Calvin, W. M.; Carr, M. H.; Christensen, P. R.; Clark, B. C.; Crumpler, L.; Des Marais, D. J.; d'Uston, C.; Economou, T.; Farmer, J.; Farrand, W. H.; Folkner, W.; Gellert, R.; Glotch, T. D.; Golombek, M.; Gorevan, S.; Grant, J. A.; Greeley, R.; Grotzinger, J.; Herkenhoff, K. E.; Hviid, S.; Johnson, J. R.; Klingelhöfer, G.; Knoll, A. H.; et al. (2006). "Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle Crater to Purgatory Ripple" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research 111. doi:10.1029/2006JE002771. E12S12. Retrieved 2010-12-24. Opportunity Rover (MER-B) coordinates on pg. 2.
- ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Phoenix Mars Lander". Retrieved 2010-12-24.
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