This
is what the Beagle 2 would have looked like if it had deployed
correctly on the Martian surface. Today, it's likely a lot more dusty.
Beagle 2, all rights reserved
On December 19, 2003, a tiny spaceship called the Beagle 2 was
released from Mars Express, a craft orbiting Mars. On Christmas day, the
lander plunged through the Martian atmosphere traveling more than
20,000 kph, and then it was never heard from again.
