JPL-controlled Satellite Detects UK’s Long Lost Beagle-2 Mars Lander

The Beagle 2 Lander, built by the United Kingdom, has been thought lost on Mars since Dec. 25, 2003, but has now been found in images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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A set of three observations with the orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera shows Beagle 2 partially deployed on the surface of the planet, ending the mystery of what happened to the mission more than a decade ago. They show that the lander survived its Dec. 25, 2003, touchdown enough to at least partially deploy its solar arrays.

1 Comment for NASA/JPL: JPL-controlled Satellite Detects UK’s Long Lost Beagle-2 Mars Lander

Marc Deagon says:

January 17, 2015 at 6:51 am

From the Consulate of Mars….Two Alien Foxhounders discovered on planet. Possible origin, planet Earth. Multi colored aliens were aboard space vessel designated as “Ellie May” Further details will be released on critters as soon as authorities weigh doggies.

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