The 11-year missing spacecraft is found on Mars

The British Beagle 2 ship was found on the surface of Mars in its entirety, after 11 years of losing contact.

"Beagle 2 doesn't disappear anymore," Reuters quoted David Parker, head of the UK Space Agency, at a press conference on Jan. 16, claiming the amphibious device was found on the surface. Mars.

Simulate Beagle 2 when fully deployed after landing on Mars.(Photo: ESA)

Photographs taken by cameras by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA) provide clear evidence that Beagle 2 has landed on schedule, but is only partially deployed.

Beagle 2 is part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission, with a mission to find life beyond Earth. The spacecraft is expected to land on the surface of the red planet on Christmas Day 2003. However, it suddenly disappeared on December 19 and did not have any information since.

Beagle 2 is about two meters wide, with a production cost of £ 50 million ($ 85 million). Under the plan, the vehicle will use the previously equipped tools to look for signs of life and send it to Earth.

The location of Beagle 2 is found on the Martian surface and the solar panels are not fully opened.(Photo: NASA)

Mark Sims, the project manager of Beagle 2, said the spacecraft's mission failed because it was unable to connect data from Mars, but it succeeded when it reached its target, landed and inspired. for the scientific world.