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Scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China’s first Mars exploration mission
This paper describes the scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China’s first exploration mission to Mars. An orbiter, carrying a lander and a rover, lifted-off in July 2020 for a journey to Mars where it should arrive in February 2021. A suite
Yongliao Zou +20 more
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Overview of the Mars climate station for Tianwen-1 mission
The background and scientific objectives of the Mars Climate Station (MCS) for Tianwen-1 are introduced, accompanied by a comparative review of the status of related meteorological observation missions and of advanced sensing technologies.
YongQing Peng +17 more
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Discoveries of the InSight seismic investigation on Mars' surface
The InSight mission is a great milestone in the history of Mars' seismic exploration after the Viking 2 lander. We first review the scientific goals of the InSight mission and its seismic observation experiment on Mars' surface.
Wanbo Xiao, Yanbin Wang
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The main objective of the Mars Ion and Neutral Particle Analyzer (MINPA) aboard the Chinese Mars Exploration Mission (Tianwen-1) is to study the solar wind–Mars interaction by measuring the ions and energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) near Mars.
L. Kong +17 more
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Predictions and Possible Solutions for the Sustainability of Mars Settlement
With the end of the Cold War, political and ideological competition has decreased as a stated reason for space exploration. The possibility of establishing a settlement on Mars is being seriously evaluated by state and commercial space agencies, which ...
Yazıcı Ayşe Meriç, Haqq-Misra Jacob
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The guiding role of national demand in the first level discipline construction of planetary science
Since the beginning of the 21st century, deep space exploration has become an important national strategy. Five lunar exploration missions and the first Mars exploration mission have been successful.
Yong Wei
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A non-data-aided SNR estimator based on maximum likelihood method for communication between orbiters
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is an important metric for performance assessment in numerous scenerios. In order to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of the system performance, plenty of situations require the information of SNR estimate. At the same
Zezhou Sun, Xin Gong, Fan Lu
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Aerodynamic characteristics and flow field of delta wings with the canard
Now, many kinds of explorations for outer planets have been proposed around the world. Among them Mars attracts much attention for future exploration. Orbiters and landers have been used for Mars exploration.
Mochizuki Saya, Yamada Gouji
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Mars climate engineering using orbiting solar reflectors [PDF]
The manned mission is seen as a first step towards a Mars surface exploration base-station and, later, establishing permanent settlement. The location and use of Mars's natural resources is vital to enable cost-effective long-duration human exploration ...
C. Sagan +17 more
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The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover arrived at Mars in August 2012 with a primary goal of characterizing the habitability of ancient and modern environments.
E. Rampe +40 more
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