Mars 2 Descent Module Crashes on Mars, First Man-Made Object Lands November 27, 1971

The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.

The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.

Date: November 27, 1971

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