Mars Polar Lander

Summary

Mars Polar Lander is a robotic spacecraft^[1]. It draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (robotic_spacecraft category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mars Polar Lander's image is recorded as Mars polar lander.jpg^[3].
• Mars Polar Lander's instance of is recorded as robotic spacecraft^[4].
• Mars Polar Lander's instance of is recorded as space mission^[5].
• Mars Polar Lander's instance of is recorded as lander^[6].
• Mars Polar Lander's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• Mars Polar Lander's operator is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[8].
• Mars Polar Lander's manufacturer is recorded as Martin Marietta^[9].
• Mars Polar Lander's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1999-001A^[10].
• Mars Polar Lander's location is recorded as Mare Australe quadrangle^[11].
• Mars Polar Lander's part of is recorded as Mars Surveyor '98^[12].
• Mars Polar Lander's Commons category is recorded as Mars Polar Lander^[13].
• Mars Polar Lander's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[14].
• Mars Polar Lander's SCN is recorded as 25605^[15].
• Mars Polar Lander's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1999-01-03T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Mars Polar Lander's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +1999-12-03T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Mars Polar Lander's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022px5^[18].
• Mars Polar Lander's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[19].
• Mars Polar Lander's location of landing is recorded as Mars^[20].
• Mars Polar Lander's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0253859^[21].
• Mars Polar Lander's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Mars-Polar-Lander^[22].
• Mars Polar Lander's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17^[23].
• Mars Polar Lander's NAIF ID is recorded as -116^[24].
• Mars Polar Lander's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Mars_Polar_Lander^[25].
• Mars Polar Lander's KBpedia ID is recorded as MarsPolarLander^[26].
• Mars Polar Lander's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1999-001A^[27].

Why It Matters

Mars Polar Lander draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (robotic_spacecraft category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]