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Search for the Mars 2 Debris Field
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NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter acquired this image to aid in the search for the missing lander, Mars 2. If the debris field is found, it could serve as a future landing location to study the effects of crash landing on the Martian surface. Despite the recent successes of missions landing on Mars, like the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) or the arrival of new satellites, such as India's MOM orbiter, the Red Planet is also a graveyard of failed missions.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSearch for the Mars 2 Debris Field. NASA/JPL, 2014-10-29. Public domain. ID: PIA18888.
