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Model of Mars 3 spacecraft, 1971
- Made:
- 1971 (original) in unknown place
![SMG00155212](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/492/812/medium_smg00155212.jpg)
Model of Mars 3 spacecraft, scale 1:48, original launched 28 May 1971
Twins Mars 2 and Mars 3 were launched 9 days apart by the Soviet Mars Program. Mars 2 failed and crashed headfirst into the surface, Mars 3 landed softly but failed soon after.
Details
- Category:
- Space Technology
- Object Number:
- 1986-854
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), paint, plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall (hanging): 120 mm x 150 mm x 95 mm, , .3kg
- type:
- planetary probe, space probe and model
- credit:
- Copley's