Mars Polar Lander Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Mars Polar Lander
The Mars Polar Lander was a robotic spacecraft lander built by Martin Marietta that was launched by NASA on 3 January 1999 to study the soil and climate of Planum Australe, a southern part of Mars. The craft last made contact on 3 December 1999 after the descent phase was supposed to be complete; however, no further communications were made after that and the lander was subsequently declared lost. Subsequent studies were made in an attempt to find the lander to no success and the lander remains lost. The Mars Pola…
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Mars Polar Lander first appears in JPL Returns to Mars Action Pack. The current catalog tracks it across 1999 only. Designer credit is listed as Keith Hippely. Check Description, Versions before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1999 First Released
- Vehicles without wheels
- Keith Hippely Designs
- One Hit Wonder
- Licensed Hot Wheels
- Spacecraft
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