Fate of the Polar Lander?
Since now no signal was heart from the Beagle 2 probe. The next pass of the Mars Odyssey orbiter should be in the next hours.
The good thing is that Mars Express is caught by Martian gravity. So there is absolutely no reason to say that the mission failed even if Beagle 2 is not transmitting anymore.
Landing on the Red Planet was always a gamble. Only NASA's Vikings and Sojourner were successful. If Beagle 2 will not talk anymore it is tragic but even then Mars Express will send us interesting data from the warrior planet.
The good thing is that Mars Express is caught by Martian gravity. So there is absolutely no reason to say that the mission failed even if Beagle 2 is not transmitting anymore.
Landing on the Red Planet was always a gamble. Only NASA's Vikings and Sojourner were successful. If Beagle 2 will not talk anymore it is tragic but even then Mars Express will send us interesting data from the warrior planet.
skaifyomonul - 25. Dez, 22:08
