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Beagle 2: The Astrobiology Lander on ESA’s Mars Express Mission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

M.R. Sims ,
C.T. Pillinger  and
on behalf of the Beagle 2 consortium
M.R. Sims
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LEI 7RH, U.K.
C.T. Pillinger
Affiliation:
PSRI, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK

Abstract

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Due for launch in 2003 as part of the Mars Express mission, the primary goal of the Beagle 2 lander is the detection of extinct or extant life on Mars. Atmospheric studies, analysis of subsurface material and regime, and the first attempt at in-situ radiometric dating of rocks on another planet make Beagle 2 unique among planetary missions. The lander is named after Darwin’s ship, H.M.S Beagle.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 12: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU, 2000 , 2002 , pp. 652
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2002