Difference between revisions of "Beagle 2"
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 17 December 2018
Overview
Beagle 2 was a spacecraft lander which failed at landing. It was part of the Mars Express mission.
- "HMS Beagle was the ship that took Charles Darwin on his voyage around the world in the 1830s and led to our knowledge about life on Earth making a real quantum leap. We hope Beagle 2 will do the same thing for life on Mars." - Colin Pillinger
