Suspecting frozen water beneath the Martian landscape at the south pole, NASA sent the Mars Polar Lander to search for evidence of recent climate change and near-surface ground ice in the polar regions.
The Mars Polar Lander reached the Red Planet on December 3, 1999, and just prior to stage separation and atmospheric entry, signals from the spacecraft mysteriously stopped. No explanation has been found as to the sudden cessation of communication. It is assumed that the Mars Polar Lander has crashed onto the surface of Mars. How many probes litter the surface of Mars now?
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