Artist's impression of the parachutes landing
January 18, 2005
Beagle 2 will land on Isidis Planitia which is at a low enough elevation to provide sufficient depth of atmosphere to allow the parachutes to brake the lander's descent.
Topics:
Isidis Planitia, British space programme, European Space Agency, artist, Landing, Parachute, Beagle 2, Lander
