Astronomy:List of Mars landers

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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. Of 21 landers, the Curiosity rover and Perseverance rover are currently in operation on Mars.

Mars landers

List of Mars landers
S.No Landers Launch date Landing date Mass (kg)[1] Landing site Region Status Country MOLA Entry velocity References
1. Mars 2MV-3 No.1 04 Nov 1962 25 Nov 1962 890 - - Failure  Soviet Union - - [2]
2. Mars 2 19 May 1971 27 Nov 1971 1210 45°S 47°E♦ - Failure  Soviet Union - - [3][4]
3. Mars 3 28 May 1971 02 Dec 1971 1210 45°S 202°E♦ Sirenum Terra Partial success  Soviet Union - 5.7 km/sec [5][4]
4. Mars 6 05 Aug 1973 12 Mar 1974 635 23.90°S 19.4°W Margaritifer Terra Failure  Soviet Union - - [6][4]
5. Mars 7 09 Aug 1973 - 635 - - Failure  Soviet Union - - [7][4]
6. Viking 1 20 Aug 1975 20 Jul 1976 572 22.27°N 47.95°W Chryse Planitia Success  USA -3.5 4.61 km/sec [8]
7. Viking 2 09 Sep 1975 03 Sep 1976 572 47.64°N 225.71°W Utopia Planitia Success  USA -3.5 4.61 km/sec [9]
8. Phobos 1§ 07 Jul 1988 - 2600† - - Failure  Soviet Union - - [10]
9. Phobos 2§ 12 Jul 1987 - 2600† - - Failure  Soviet Union - - [10]
10. Mars 96 16 Nov 1996 - 3159 - - Failure  Russia - - [11]
11. Mars Pathfinder 04 Dec 1996 04 Jul 1997 361 19°7′48″ N 33°18′12″W Ares Vallis Success  USA -2.5 7.26 km/sec [12][13]
12. Mars Polar Lander 03 Jan 1999 03 Dec 1999 583 76°S 195°W Ultimi Scopuli Failure  USA -3.0 6.91 km/sec [14][15]
13. Beagle 2 02 Jun 2003 25 Dec 2003 33.2 11.5265°N 90.4295°E Isidis Planitia Failure  United Kingdom - 5.63 km/sec [16][17]
14. Spirit rover 10 Jun 2003 4 Jan 2004 174 14.5684°S 175.4726°E Gusev Crater Success  USA -1.9 5.4 km/sec [18][19][20]
15. Opportunity rover 07 Jul 2003 25 Jan 2004 174 1.9462°S 354.4743°E Meridiani Planum Success  USA -1.4 5.5 km/sec [18][21][20]
16. Phoenix lander 04 Aug 2007 25 May 2008 350 68.22°N 125.7°W Vastitas Borealis Success  USA -3.5 5.59 km/sec [12]
17. Curiosity rover 26 Nov 2011 6 Aug 2012 899 4.5895°S 137.4417°E Gale Crater Operational  USA 2.0 5.6 km/sec [22][23][20]
18. Schiaparelli EDM 14 Mar 2016 19 Oct 2016 577 2.052°S 6.208°W Meridiani Planum Failure European UnionESA/ Russia 1.45 5.83 km/sec [24]
19. InSight Mars Lander 5 May 2018 26 Nov 2018 727 4.5°N 135.9°E Elysium Planitia Success  USA -2.5 6.3 km/sec [25]
20. Perseverance rover 30 Jul 2020 18 Feb 2021 1,025 18.4447°N 77.4508°E Jezero crater Operational  USA - - [26]
21. Tianwen-1 23 July 2020 14 May 2021 240 25.1°N, 109.7°E Utopia Planitia Success  China - 4.8 km/sec [27]

§ - Spacecraft intended for Martian moons (Phobos and Deimos), †Entry Mass, ♦ Estimated, MOLA - Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter

List of sub-landers onboard Mars landers
S.No Sub-Landers Type Lander Slot Launch Date Mass (kg) Status References
1. PrOP-M Rover Mars 2 19 May 1971 4.5 Failure [3][4]
2. PrOP-M Rover Mars 3 28 May 1971 4.5 Not deployed [4][5]
3. Mars 96 Penetrator Mars 96 16 Nov 1996 88 Failure [11]
4. Deep Space 2 Penetrator Mars Polar Lander 03 Jan 1999 2.4 Failure [14][15]
5. Sojourner Rover Mars Pathfinder 04 Dec 1996 11.5 Success [12][13]
6. Mars helicopter Ingenuity UAV Helicopter Mars 2020 Perseverance rover 30 Jul 2021 1.8 Success
7. Zhurong Rover Tianwen-1 23 Jul 2021 240 Success
8. Tianwen-1 Remote camera Camera Zhurong rover 1 June 2021 <1 Success

Future and proposed Mars lander missions

List of future proposed Mars lander missions
Lander Planned Launch Country Agency Type Sub-Lander Status References
Martian Moons Exploration§ 2026 Japan JAXA Lander Sample Return Planned [28]
Tianwen 3 2028 China CNSA Lander Ascent Stage, drone Planned [29]
Rosalind Franklin 2028 Europe ESA Lander Rover Planned [30]
Skyfall 2028 US NASA Helicopters Planned [31]
Mars Lander Mission 2030 India ISRO Lander Rover, helicopter Planned [32]
Mars Lander 2045 South Korea KARI Lander Planned [33]
Mars MetNet Precursor ? Finland FMI Impact Lander Not implemented [34]
Mars MetNet ? Finland FMI Multi-lander Not implemented [35]
BOLD 2020 US NASA Impact Lander 6-Impact Lander Not implemented
Phootprint 2024 Europe ESA Lander Ascent Stage Not implemented [36]
Fobos-Grunt (Repeat) 2024 Russia Roscosmos Lander Ascent Stage Not implemented [37]
Mars-Grunt 2024 Russia Roscosmos Lander Not implemented [1]
Icebreaker 2026 US NASA Lander Not implemented [38]
Sample Retrieval Lander 2028 US NASA Lander Ascent Stage Cancelled [39]

See also

References

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  27. ↑ @sklplanets. "Succesful [sic landing of #Tianwen1, on #Mars! Landing point: 109.7 E, 25.1 N, less than 40 km from target location in Utopia Planitia. More details expected later!"]. https://twitter.com/sklplanets/status/1393361045347966978.  Missing or empty |date= (help)
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