Mars tested for suitability for colonization
NASA began the process of assembling a new rover for its mission to explore the Red Planet in 2020. His main task will be to search for traces of life on Mars, as well as to study the geology of the planet, its atmosphere. In addition, the rover will appreciate the dangers that may await people in future Martian expeditions.
An autonomous laboratory will take soil samples for subsequent study on Earth. The results of these studies are intended to help in the potential development of the planet by the colonists of the Earth. The size of the rover will be like a small car, its mass will be 1050 kg, and the dimensions L / W / H 3 / 2.7 / 2.2 meters. Thus, the new Mars rover, which has not yet received a name other than the working Mars 2020, will turn out to be a little heavier than its predecessor Curiosity, which has many common nodes and parts with it.
The launch is scheduled for July 2020 using the Atlas-5 launch vehicle. The Mars rover will be assembled at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the city of Pasadena, and completion is expected in a year. The landing site on Mars has not yet been determined, as the candidates are the craters Gusev and Dzhezero, as well as the north-eastern part of the volcano Big Sirte.
An autonomous laboratory will take soil samples for subsequent study on Earth. The results of these studies are intended to help in the potential development of the planet by the colonists of the Earth. The size of the rover will be like a small car, its mass will be 1050 kg, and the dimensions L / W / H 3 / 2.7 / 2.2 meters. Thus, the new Mars rover, which has not yet received a name other than the working Mars 2020, will turn out to be a little heavier than its predecessor Curiosity, which has many common nodes and parts with it.
The launch is scheduled for July 2020 using the Atlas-5 launch vehicle. The Mars rover will be assembled at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the city of Pasadena, and completion is expected in a year. The landing site on Mars has not yet been determined, as the candidates are the craters Gusev and Dzhezero, as well as the north-eastern part of the volcano Big Sirte.
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