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On which planet was Beagle 2 destined to land?

Mars. Beagle 2 was designed to transmit information back to earth for 180 Martian days, or sols, which equates to 184.5 earth days. A sol is about 24.6 hours.

What was Beagle 2 named after?

a ship. It was named after the ship in which Charles Darwin sailed. It was on the HMS Beagle that he sailed to Tierra del Fuego. On his return he began writing 'On the Origin of the Species'.

Which band created a piece of music for Beagle 2's first signal?

Blur. Blur produced an original track called 'No Distance Left To Run' for the Beagle 2 mission.

On which day was the first signal expected?

Christmas Day. It was scheduled to transmit its first signal at 2.45 am on Christmas Day 2003. The signal was to be a short burst of the music specially composed by the group Blur. No signal was received.

Which artist was involved with the project?

Damien Hirst. Instead of a normal colour chart Beagle 2 carried a spot painting by the controversial artist Damien Hirst. The spots of various colours were painted on a gold base.

What was the name of the mother ship which took Beagle 2 on its journey?

Mars Express. Mars Express got its name because it was built quicker than any other comparable orbiter. After taking up an orbit around the equator of mars it will gradually work towards the polar region thereby mapping the whole surface of the planet.

Where did the orbiter carrying Beagle blast off?

Kazakhstan. The Mars Express was launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 2nd June 2003.

What is the name of the creator of Beagle 2?

Professor Pillinger. Professor Colin Pillinger is Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at the Open University in Milton Keynes. It was in 1997 that the European Space Agency announced that a mission to Mars would be launched in 2003 that Professor Pillinger began work on Beagle 2.

What was Beagle 2's primary mission?

to find signs of life. Beagle 2 was expected to look for any signs of life. Although Martian rocks found on earth suggest that there may once have been life on Mars, it is only if the same can be found on its surface that we can know for certain.

Was Beagle 2 intended to rove over the planet's surface?

n. Beagle 2 was designed to be static. It had extendable arms to allow it to drill into rocks in its search for evidence of life. It was also dig deep - to a depth of 1.5 metres, into the Martian soil for the same purpose.