Lander jettison The Beagle 2 lander was released on December 19, 2003, at 8:31 UTC (9:31 CET) on a ballistic cruise towards the surface. It entered Mars' atmosphere on the morning of December 25. Landing was expected to occur at about 02:45 UT on December 25 (9:45 p.m. EST December 24). However, after repeated attempts to contact the lander failed using the Mars Express craft and the NASA Mars Odyssey orbiter, it was declared lost on February 6, 2004, by the Beagle 2 management board. An inquiry was held and its findings were published later that year.
lander jettison the beagle 2 lander was released on december 19 2003 at 831 utc (931 cet) on a ballistic cruise towards the surface it entered mars' atmosphere on the morning of december 25 landing was expected to occur at about 0245 ut on december 25 (945 pm est december 24) however after repeated attempts to contact the lander failed using the mars express craft and the nasa mars odyssey orbiter it was declared lost on february 6 2004 by the beagle 2 management board an inquiry was held and its findings were published later that year