Below, a summary of every probe that has already landed (or crashed spectacularly) onto the planet Mars. The Soviet Mars program fared similarly. A solar-powered remote control carThe NASA exploration hierarchy goes thusly: Lander, lander with car. Barely two months after the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter, the Mars Polar Lander also became a multi-million crater on the Martian surface. An Arctic lander with a Canadian weather stationThe Phoenix was designed to pick up where the Mars Polar Lander left off.

Source: National Post October 18, 2016 22:41 UTC