Mars Polar Lander - NASA's Mars Polar Lander launched on January 3, 1999. The Lander was designed to search for near-surface ice and possible surficial records of cyclic climate change, and characterize physical processes key to the seasonal cycles of water, carbon dioxide and of dust on Mars. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory presents a quick set of facts on the Mars Polar Lander. This document is in PDF format and requires the Adobe Acrobat reader software . The spacecraft was lost as it was entering orbit around Mars on September 23, 1999.
Materials here reveal facts, missions, and educational resources about Mars.
The Mars Polar Lander was launched on January 3, 1999. The parts sheets are available as PDF files requiring Adobe Acrobat reader software . Mars Fact Sheet - Learn the many differences between Earth and Mars in this geographical Fact Sheet on the Red Planet.