Search for missing spacecraft.

A list of sites that will assist in the search for missing spacecraft.
Read further below about objects found and how to report findings.

Mars 3. Soviet Union.
13:52:10, 21 December 1971 UTC.
45.00° S latitude, 158.00° W longtitude.
1 HiRise image available of landing ellipse.
  • Mars 3 search, HiRise site. PSP_006154_1345


    • Mars 6. Soviet Union.
    Possible Crash Site of Mars 6 Orbiter/Lander in Samara Vallis.
    23.8° S latitude, 340.5° E longitude.
    1 HiRise image available of landing ellipse.
  • Mars 6 search, HiRise site. PSP_003894_1560


    • Mars Polar Lander + Deep Space 2 penetrators. U.S.A.
    20:15:00 3 December 1999 UTC.
    76.6° S latitude, 165.2° W longitude.
    18 HiRise images available of landing ellipse.
  • Mars Polar Lander Search, Planetary Society article.

  • Mars Polar Lander Search, Google mars map locator for MPL.


    • Beagle 2, ESA.
    02:45:00 25 December 2003 UTC.
    10.6° N latitude, 270° W longitude.
  • Beagle 2 Search, Planetary Society article.
    • 1 HiRise image available.
  • Beagle 2 Search, HiRise site. PSP_002347_1915




    • To search for missing spacecraft, you should get familiar with the images of hardware already spotted. Then install the IAS viewer program. IAS viewer will allow you to view a small area of a huge image, without having to spend hours downloading the image first. When using this program it will display X, Y, co-ordinates for your mouse cursor position, use those to identify the location of an object, and include the filename of the image as well. You must also use the grayscale non map projected image. Good luck.


    A possible candidate for Mars 3 hardware?

  • Original German language page.

  • Google English translation.

  • The discussion of the post at UMSF.




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