I have cast about on the web and so on, for details and dimensions of the Beagle2 lander. Yes, yes, I know that the builders kept the thing as secret as possible. But this is what I have found.

1) scaling from various graphics, I inferred that Beagle2 was 643 mm in diameter.

2) I found at http://www.answers.com/topic/beagle-2 the line "a diameter of 0.65 m and a depth of 0.25 m."

Here I am talking about the actual lander, not the aeroshell / heatshield.

Does anyone have any comments on this info? Or have anything else to add? Drawings or other graphics would be most useful!

Thanks

Rob

The "official" site is still up, with a lot of this sort of info:

eg

http://www.beagle2.com/resources/faq.htm

I found this data just by loking there. I don't know how I missed it before. :-(

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"How big is Beagle 2?

The Beagle 2 probe (during the cruise phase, from Mars Express to Mars) is small: the maximum depth at its middle is 532mm (21 inches) and the minimum at its edges is 304mm (12 inches). At its widest point it is 924mm (36 inches) in diameter and 372mm (15 inches) at the narrowest.

Once Beagle 2 disposes of its outer shell and heat shields and only the lander remains, it is about 660mm (26 inches) - the size of an average bicycle wheel - in diameter and 119mm (5 inches) deep at the centre. With its solar panels unfurled, Beagle expands to about 1900mm across (75 inches).


How much does Beagle 2 weigh?

The packed probe on Earth weighs 68.84kg (about 10.5 stone). The lander inside (i.e. minus the heat shields, parachutes, airbags etc) weighs 33.2kg (about 5 stone or 3lbs). Of this, 9kg (about 1 stone or 5lbs) is taken up by the science package. "

http://www.beagle2.com/resources/faq.htm

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This is a big help! Thank you!!!

- 660 mm is diameter with the "bottom" 119 mm deep