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Mars and Phobos Surface and Sample-Return Probes

Space probes meant to reach the surface of Mars or of its moon Phobos rather than to study the planet from orbit, such as NASA's Deep Space 2, a pair of penetrator probes meant to strike the south polar region of Mars, and Russia's Fobos-Grunt, built to land on Phobos and bring soil back to Earth. A probe belongs here when its cited article describes a landing, impact or sample-return attempt at Mars or Phobos. Both of these probes were lost before they completed their missions.

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Deep Space 2

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Fobos-Grunt

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Deep Space 2 (Wikipedia)
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two highly advanced miniature space probes that were sent to Mars aboard the Mars Polar Lander in January 1999
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Fobos-Grunt (Wikipedia)
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an attempted Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars
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