Tianwen-1 and China's Mars exploration program. [PDF]
Natl Sci Rev, 2021 Abstract About every 26 months, the distance between Earth and Mars reaches a minimum, and that is the best time window for Mars exploration from Earth. In July 2020, three spacecraft started their journey to Mars: the Hope orbiter of the United Arab Emirates, the Tianwen-1 mission of China and the Perseverance rover of the United States’
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Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix landing site selection and characteristics [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2008 To ensure a successful touchdown and subsequent surface operations, the Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix Lander must land within 65° to 72° north latitude, at an elevation less than −3.5 km. The landing site must have relatively low wind velocities and rock and slope distributions similar to or more benign than those found at the Viking Lander 2 ...
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The BASALT Research Program: Designing and Developing Mission Elements in Support of Human Scientific Exploration of Mars [PDF]
Astrobiology, 2019 The articles associated with this Special Collection focus on the NASA BASALT (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) Research Program, which aims at answering the question, “How do we support and enable scientific exploration during human Mars missions?” To answer this the BASALT team conducted scientific field studies under simulated ...
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Mars, The Nearest Habitable World — A Comprehensive Program For Future Mars Exploration [PDF]
Bulletin of the AAS, 2021 B. M. Jakosky +16 more
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Environmental Test Program for the Mars Exploration Rover Project [PDF]
Journal of the IEST, 2007 On June 10 and July 7, 2003, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched two spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for 6-month flights to the Red Planet, Mars. The two Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft landed safely on the planet on January 3 and 24, 2004.
Terry C. Fisher, Paul Van Velzer
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Board 119: Innovative Mars Exploration Education and Technology Program: Development of an Informal Learning Curriculum (Work in Progress) [PDF]
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2020 The Innovative Mars Exploration Education & Technology (IMEET) program is being developed with the goal of inspiring students, specifically students of underrepresented populations, to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content.
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Launch Opportunities and Preliminary Orbit Design for Next Mars Exploration Program
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, 2012 Naoko Ogawa +9 more
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Overview of Scientific Objectives of China-Russia Joint Mars Exploration Program YH-1
Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2009 Ji Wu +7 more
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Will InSight be able to accomplish the task to image Mars interior?
地球与行星物理论评, 2021 In this review, I briefly summarize the scientific objects of the InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) program and the major findings so far on Mars internal structure.
Lanbo Liu
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NASA’S PLANETARY GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM: OVERVIEW [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2016 NASA’s Planetary Science Division supports the geologic mapping of planetary surfaces through a distinct organizational structure and a series of research and analysis (R&A) funding programs.
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