Tag Archives: landing sites

Scientists to debate Mars 2020 landing site

Posted on October 15, 2018 by rburnham

Hundreds of scientists and Mars-exploration enthusiasts will convene in a hotel ballroom just north of Los Angeles [October 16-18] to present, discuss and deliberate the future landing site for NASA’s next Red Planet rover – Mars 2020. The three-day workshop … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Candidate Mars 2020 landing site near Jezero Crater

Posted on August 20, 2018 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission near Jezero Crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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Hypanis Valles: More likely a delta than a glacier

Posted on July 9, 2018 by rburnham

Is Mars’ Hypanis Valles a glacier? A new study says no. A recent study [published in Icarus] from a team of scientists led by Jacob Adler of Arizona State University explored a unique area of scientific interest on Mars called … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Possible landing site for ExoMars rover in Mawrth Vallis

Posted on April 23, 2018 by rburnham

A possible landing site for the ExoMars rover in Mawrth Vallis. This digital terrain model (DTM) covers part of the proposed landing site for the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rover at Mawrth Vallis. The proposed landing site is on the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Candidate ExoMars landing site in Oxia Palus

Posted on April 16, 2018 by rburnham

Candidate ExoMars landing site in Oxia Palus region. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: A candidate human exploration zone of Maja Valles entry into Chryse Planitia

Posted on March 15, 2018 by rburnham

A candidate human exploration zone of Maja Valles entry into Chryse Planitia. Evidence of clays could provide potential resource to be used. There is also  ample evidence of aqueous processes that could be enhanced by direct observation of the mineralogy … Continue reading →

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If you ask a plant, these are the best places on Mars to settle

Posted on March 1, 2018 by rburnham

Selecting the perfect landing site will be essential for the successful establishment of the first Mars colony. Growing food crops will be one of the key tasks for the astronauts. Scientists of Wageningen University & Research have identified places on … Continue reading →

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Mars Phoenix: Dust covers landing scars after almost 5 Mars years

Posted on February 21, 2018 by rburnham

A recent view from Mars orbit of the site where NASA’s Phoenix Mars mission landed on far-northern Mars nearly a decade ago shows that dust has covered some marks of the landing. The Phoenix lander itself, plus its back shell … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Horse playing the flute

Posted on January 19, 2018 by rburnham

Horse playing the flute. Maybe you can see a horse playing a flute here, but really this is a portion of the floor of Eberswalde Crater, at one time candidate landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory.  The light-toned bedrock … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Inverted channel in Eberswalde Crater

Posted on January 15, 2018 by rburnham

An inverted channel in Eberswalde Crater. Eberswalde Crater was once a final candidate landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity. Although the primary scientific interest in Eberswalde is its well-preserved delta, this sinuous river channel to the southeast, … Continue reading →

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