Ground site
Mars 3, Ptolemaeus crater
The first soft landing on Mars, in December 1971. It fell silent after 20 seconds; in 2013 HiRISE photographed what may be its parachute.
See it live
It is on the live 3D map, where it really is.
Key facts
- On
- Mars
- Where
- 45.06° S, 202.03° E
See it from here
This one is standing on Mars. You will not pick it out by eye from here, however clear the night.
How the map draws it
Drawn as a lander — the kind of thing, not this exact one.