Mission Artwork

Mars Multi-Scout Landers (2007)

A series showing a new workhorse orbiter deploying eight scout landers. Each lander will go to a different scientifically important landing site. Multi-Scouts are one of many possibilities under consideration by NASA to be the first Scout mission to be sent in 2007.

 
Orbiter and lander separation.   Lander heat shield separation.

 

 

 

 

Balloon lowers the lander airbags.   Bounce to the surface.

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Lander touchdown.
 

Lander deployment.

 

Lander camera observes landing site.
 

Lander science investigations

 

 

 Polar Scout Lander

 

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