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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’
Zhao W.
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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 L. Van Velzer
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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 ...
T. L. Heet, L. K. Tamppari, Joseph R. Guinn, Matthew P. Golombek, Michael T. Mellon, P. R. Christensen, T. J. Parker, Randolph L. Kirk, Raymond E. Arvidson, G. Bonfiglio, Edward A. Guinness, Amit Mushkin, A. T. Knudson, Frank P. Seelos, Michael C. Malin, Alfred S. McEwen, David A. Spencer, S. Cull, T. Stein, Douglas S. Adams, Paul S. Smith, Kimberly D. Seelos   +21 more
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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.
Srujal Patel, Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Melissa Whitson, Daniel Schrage   +3 more
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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 ...
Darlene S. S. Lim, Darlene S. S. Lim, Alexander Sehlke, Shannon E. Kobs Nawotniak, Scott S. Hughes, Allyson L. Brady, Richard C. Elphic, Charles S. Cockell, Samuel J. Payler, David Lees, Jennifer L. Heldmann, Kara H. Beaton, Steven P. Chappell, Matthew J. Miller, Andrew F. J. Abercromby, Michael J. Miller, Christopher W. Haberle, Adam R. H. Stevens, M. Downs, Zara Mirmalek   +19 more
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Astrobiology and the Human Exploration of Mars [PDF]

, 2010
In March 2007, the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) chartered the Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group (HEM-SAG), co-chaired by J. B. Garvin and J. S. Levine and consisting of about 30 Mars scientists from the U.S.
Beaty, David, Drake, B. G., Garvin, James B., Levine, Joel S.   +3 more
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In-situ acoustic-based analysis system for physical and chemical properties of the lower Martian atmosphere

, 2004
The Environmental Acoustic Reconnaissance and Sounding experiment (EARS), is composed of two parts: the Environmental Acoustic Reconnaissance (EAR) instrument and the Environmental Acoustic Sounding Experiment (EASE).
A. Petri, Bass, F.A. Farrelly, G. Pontuale, Hill, Kinsler, L. Pitolli, Lorenz, Morse, Petropoulos, Press, Shields, Trengove, Van den Berg, Vesovic, Williams   +15 more
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A Vision for the Exploration of Mars: Robotic Precursors Followed by Humans to Mars Orbit in 2033 [PDF]

, 2012
The reformulation of the Mars program gives NASA a rare opportunity to deliver a credible vision in which humans, robots, and advancements in information technology combine to open the deep space frontier to Mars.
Amato, Michael J., Garvin, James B., Kinney, Anne L., Sellers, Piers J., White, Nicholas E.   +4 more
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Mars: The Next Steps [PDF]

, 2000
In 1993, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began the Mars Surveyor program to fly small, focused missions to Mars at every launch opportunity (2-year intervals) using the “faster, better, cheaper” approach championed by ...
Gaidos, Eric J., Richardson, Mark I.
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Scientific Goals and Objectives for the Human Exploration of Mars: 1. Biology and Atmosphere/Climate [PDF]

, 2008
To prepare for the exploration of Mars by humans, as outlined in the new national vision for Space Exploration (VSE), the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), chartered by NASA's Mars Exploration Program (MEP), formed a Human Exploration of ...
Anbar, A. D., Beaty, D. W., Bell, M. S., Clancy, R. T., Cockell, C. S., Connerney, J. E., Delory, G., Dickson, J. T., Doran, P. T., Elphic, R. C., Eppler, D. B., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Garvin, J. B., Gruener, J. E., Head, J. W., Heldmann, J., Helper, M., Hipkin, V., Lane, M. D., Levine, Joel S., Levy, J., Moersch, J., Ori, G. G., Peach, L., Poulet, F.   +24 more
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