Farewell Beagle 2

The bright spot on the left-hand side of this picture is the back side of Beagle 2, slowly drifting away from Mars Express. This image, taken 9:33 CET, 19 December 2003, shows the Beagle 2 lander when it was about 20 metres away from Mars Express, enroute to a surface landing on Mars. Beagle 2 was subsequently lost.