Mars missions built with both an orbiting component and a landed component launched together as one spacecraft, distinct from a mission that only orbits or only lands. Belongs here: any Mars spacecraft whose design combines both roles in a single mission. Does not belong here: a Mars mission that only lands, grouped under Mars Lander, or only lands and then roves, grouped under Mars Rover.
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1. Wikipedia: Mars 3
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After the Mars 2 lander crashed on the Martian surface, the Mars 3 lander became the first spacecraft to attain a soft landing on Mars, on December 2, 1971.
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