On 20 December 2005 Pillinger released specially processed images from the "Mars Global Surveyor" which suggested that "Beagle 2" had come down in a crater at the landing site on Isidis Planitia. It was claimed that the blurry images showed the primary impact site as a dark patch and, a short distance away, "Beagle 2" surrounded by the deflated airbags and with its solar panels extended. However, "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter" HiRISE camera subsequently imaged the area in February 2007, and revealed that the crater was empty.