NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) announced Thursday they signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 that will […]
ExoMars
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
Geological Mars Map Developed For The Rosalind Franklin Rover Mission
A team of European scientists have published the most detailed geological map of Oxia Planum – the landing site for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. This thorough look at […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover Astrobiology Mission
In 2028, ESA will launch its most ambitious exploration mission to search for past and present signs of life on Mars.
Posted inMars, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Tricorders & Sensors
The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Astrobiology Rover Mission Is Back On Track
A year has passed since the launch of the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover mission was put on hold, but the work has not stopped for the ExoMars teams in Europe.
Posted inMars
Martian Ovens On ExoMars Rover Rosalind Franklin
There are few things better than the smell of freshly baked bread from the oven, this is because molecules in the bread disperse in the heat to reach your nose. […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Tricorders & Sensors
Landing Site Selected For UK ExoMars Rover Rosalind Franklin
A group of scientists and engineers in Leicester has recommended Oxia Planum as the best landing site for the British-built Mars rover “Rosalind Franklin.”
Posted inPlanetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release
Cleaning ExoMars 2020 Rover For Mars
A ground penetrating radar antenna for ESA’s ExoMars 2020 rover being pre-cleaned in an ultra-cleanroom environment in preparation for its sterilisation process, in an effort to prevent terrestrial microbes coming […]
Posted inMars, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Planetary Protection and ExoMars Payload Integration
Like surgeons in an operating room, the technicians work gowned and masked in ESA’s ultraclean microbiology laboratory, ensuring a high-tech sensor will not contaminate the Red Planet with terrestrial microbes. […]
Posted inMars
ExoMars Can Detect Life That Survives Simulated Environment on Mars
An instrument similar to those used on Earth by art detectives and to sense explosives at airports will be taken into space for the first time by ExoMars, the European […]