NetLander

Cancelled Mars orbiter and multiple lander mission

In late 2007 (or 2009) CNES (the French Space Agency) and ESA (the European Space Agency) had planned to send a remote sensing orbiter and four small Netlanders to Mars. They planned to land them in four different locations. The CNES and ESA cancelled this mission because it was too expensive; both agencies planned to send other orbiters and landers for missions like ExoMars.

The Landers' mission was to take pictures of the landing site and explore Mars' internal surface and atmosphere. Each of the four landers was to carry instruments for the following measurements:

* Seismometer, IPG, France
* Panoramic camera, DLR, Germany
* Atmospheric sensors, FMI, Finland
* Atmospheric electricity sensor, CETP, France
* geodesic and ionospheric measurements, GRGS, France
* Soil properties measurements, University of Münster, Germany
* Ground Penetrating Radar, CETP, France
* Magnetometer, CETP, France
* Microphone, University of California, Berkeley, USA[1]

The Orbiter's mission was to take pictures from orbit, explore Mars' atmosphere and relay information and images from the Netlanders.

The MetNet multi-lander mission to Mars is based on the legacy of NetLander.[2] MetNet is scheduled for launches in 2011–2019.[3] The NetLander design has been examined as the basis for a small Solar System body lander, such as a comet.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Counil, J. L.; Ferri, F.; Lognonne, Ph.; Marsal, O.; Rocard, F.; Bonneville, R. (2001). The Netlander Mission: A Geophysical Network aimed at investigating Mars Atmosphere, Sub-Surface and Deep Interior (PDF). Conference on the Geophysical Detection of Subsurface Water on Mars. Houston.
2. ^ MetNet The New Generation of Atmospheric Observation for Mars (PDF). European Planetary Science Congress. 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
3. ^ "MetNet Mars Mission". Finnish Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
4. ^ Ulamec & Biele – From the Rosetta Lander Philae to an Asteroid Hipper: Lander concepts for small bodies missions

## See also

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* ExoMars (Europes big Mars mission in the 2010s)

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* List of missions to Mars
* List of Mars orbiters
* List of artificial objects on Mars

Active|

| Flybys|

* Psyche‡ (2023, flyby in 2026)
* Hera‡ (2024, flyby in 2025)
* Europa Clipper‡ (2024, flyby in 2025)

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Orbiters|

* 2001 Mars Odyssey
* Mars Express
* Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
* timeline
* MAVEN
* ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
* Hope
* Tianwen-1 orbiter

Rovers|

* Curiosity
* Mars Science Laboratory
* timeline
* Perseverance
* Mars 2020
* timeline

Past|

| Flybys|

* Mars 1†
* Mariner 4
* Zond 2†
* Mariner 6 and 7
* Mars 6
* Mars 7
* Rosetta‡
* Dawn‡
* Mars Cube One

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Orbiters|

* Mars 2
* Mars 3
* Mariner 9
* Mars 4†
* Mars 5
* Viking program
* Viking 1
* Viking 2
* Phobos program
* Phobos 1†
* Phobos 2†
* Mars Observer†
* Mars Global Surveyor
* Nozomi†
* Mars Climate Orbiter†
* Mangalyaan

Landers|

* Mars 2†
* Mars 3†
* Mars 6†
* Mars 7†
* Viking 1
* Viking 2
* Mars Pathfinder
* Mars Polar Lander† / Deep Space 2†
* Beagle 2†
* Phoenix
* ExoMars Schiaparelli†
* InSight
* Tianwen-1 lander

Rovers|

* PrOP-M†
* Sojourner
* Mars Exploration Rover
* Spirit
* timeline
* Opportunity
* timeline
* Zhurong

Aircraft|

* Ingenuity helicopter
* flights
* Mars 2020

| Failed
launches|

* Mars 1M No.1
* 1M No.2
* 2MV-4 No.1
* 2MV-3 No.1
* Mariner 3
* Mars 2M No.521
* 2M No.522
* Mariner 8
* Mars 3MS No.170
* Mars 96
* Fobos-Grunt / Yinghuo-1

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Future|

| Planned|

* EscaPADE (2025)
* Tera-hertz Explorer (TEREX) (mid 2020s)
* Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) (2026)
* Mangalyaan-2 (2026)
* Tianwen-3 (2028)
* Rosalind Franklin (2028)
* MBR Explorer‡ (2028, flyby in 2031)
* NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return
* Mars Sample Recovery Helicopters
* Kazachok

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Proposed|

* MAGGIE
* SpaceX Mars program
* Mars-Grunt

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or not developed|

* Aerial Regional-scale Environmental Survey
* Astrobiology Field Laboratory
* Beagle 3
* Biological Oxidant and Life Detection
* DePhine
* Icebreaker Life
* Marsokhod
* Mars 4NM & 5NM
* Mars 5M (Mars-79)
* Mars-Aster
* Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher (MAX-C)
* Mars Geyser Hopper
* Mars Exploration Ice Mapper
* Mars One
* Mars Micro Orbiter
* Mars Surveyor Lander
* Mars Telecommunications Orbiter
* MELOS rover
* MetNet
* NetLander
* Northern Light
* Next Mars Orbiter
* PADME
* Phootprint
* Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars (SCIM)
* Sky-Sailor
* SpaceX Red Dragon
* Vesta
* Voyager Mars

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Exploration|

| Concepts|

* Flyby
* Orbiter
* Landing
* Atmospheric entry
* Rover
* Aircraft
* Sample return
* Human mission
* Permanent settlement
* Colonization
* Terraforming

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Strategies|

* Mars Scout Program
* Mars Exploration Program
* Mars Exploration Joint Initiative
* Mars Next Generation

Advocacy|

* The Mars Project
* The Case for Mars
* Inspiration Mars
* Mars Institute
* Mars Society
* Mars race

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