Mars Probe

Bio
The NASA Mars Probe is an orbital unmanned camera satellite sent by NASA to land on the planet Mars to capture surface photos of the planet. Unfortunately, the rocket taking it into orbit malfunctioned, and the probe instead near the lagoon of the Island that received the Castaways of the S.S. Minnow. Unfortunately, on impact, the lens came loose and was lost in the proximity of the crash site. Despite the crash, the probe did manage to catch brief images of the island to convince the scientists that Mars had an Earth-like atmosphere in addition to a brief glimpse of a hut. However, shortly after discovering it, the Skipper and the Professor partially dismantled it to study it. Radio reports, however, began reporting on the scenery caught on the probe, and the Professor felt the probe was a very good chance to get them rescued. Gilligan turned out to be in possession of the missing lens which is broken and restored before the probe started working again. by time the probe is activated, the Castaways have unavoidably been covered in feathers which the NASA scientists believe are a Martian life-form. However, the probe is shattered once more as Gilligan trips over its leg trying to retrieve the Castaways signs. it is unrevealed as to what happened to the probe afterward.

Trivia

 * The names of the chief scientists on the Mars Probe are Professor George Bancroft and Professor John Corwell.

Episode(s)

 * Smile, You're on Mars Camera