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Mars 2020: Jezero Crater flyover

Posted on December 14, 2018 by rburnham

An animated flyover of the Martian surface explains why Mars’ Jezero Crater, a 28-mile-wide ancient lake-delta system, is the best place for the Mars 2020 rover to find and collect promising samples for a possible future return to Earth. [More … Continue reading →

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We’re going to Jezero!

Posted on November 21, 2018 by rburnham

[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at the Planetary Society] NASA announced [November 19] the selection of Jezero crater for the landing site of the Mars 2020 mission. Mars 2020’s launch period opens 19 July 2019, and landing will happen on 18 … Continue reading →

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Overflowing crater lakes carved Mars canyons

Posted on November 19, 2018 by rburnham

Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps. But billions of years ago it flowed freely across the surface, forming rushing rivers that emptied into craters, forming lakes and seas. New research led by … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020: Sample-caching rover will land in Jezero Crater

Posted on November 19, 2018 by rburnham

NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five-year search, during which details of more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet were scrutinized and debated by the mission … Continue reading →

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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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HiRISE digital terrain model for Jezero Crater candidate landing site

Posted on August 3, 2017 by rburnham

The HiRISE camera team has released a digital terrain model (DTM) for Jezero Crater, one of the candidate landing sites for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. Information about HiRISE DTMs here; all available DTMs here.

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CRISM: Delta in Jezero Crater

Posted on August 2, 2017 by rburnham

Jezero Crater is a ~45km crater near the Nili Fossae region which is believed to have once been flooded with water. The crater consists of a fan-delta system that deposited rich clays in the area. An important detail for us … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020 rover landing site short list: Columbia Hills, Jezero Crater, Northeast Syrtis Major

Posted on February 13, 2017 by rburnham

Participants in a landing site workshop for NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission have recommended three locations on the Red Planet for further evaluation. The three potential landing sites for NASA’s next Mars rover include Northeast Syrtis (a very ancient portion … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: An east watershed for Jezero Crater

Posted on April 8, 2016 by rburnham

Jezero Crater is candidate future landing site that contains sediments deposited by at least three ancient rivers. This image was targeted to the eastern headlands of the river flowing in from that direction. In addition to complex erosional patterns, there … Continue reading →

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