rover
Mars 2020 Rover will carry a record number of eyes
Posted in Hardware on 6th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
The nuclear-powered rover will carry 23 cameras that will have higher resolution, more 3D capability, and larger bandwidth than any previous Mars explorer.
NASA's Next Mars Rover Intensifies Hunt for Extinct Martian Microbes
Posted in Science on 18th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
The 2020 Mars Rover already deep into development. It'll be targeting rocks with the best chance of revealing ancient Martian life.
New Mars rover is GO for 2020 says NASA
Posted in Science on 18th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The new rover will have a mast conducting three types of spectroscopy on rocks and soil from a distance, to help try and spot signs of life.
China plans to land rover on Mars by 2020
Posted in Science on 22nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Formally announced in January, China's Mars voyage will attempt to recreate the success of the U.S. Viking 1 mission that landed a rover on the planet four decades ago.
Mars 2020 rover may have a little flying helper drone
Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designing a helicopter-like drone that could scope out the landscape ahead of the Mars 2020 rover.