Tag Archives: Mars 2020 rover

HiRISE: Candidate landing site for 2020 mission

Posted on June 30, 2014 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission in Kashira Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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Public input invited on Mars 2020 rover draft EIS

Posted on June 20, 2014 by rburnham

NASA is requesting the public and interested organizations to review and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the agency’s proposed Mars 2020 mission. The comment period runs through July 21. During the comment period, NASA will host … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020 rover landing site search begins

Posted on May 23, 2014 by rburnham

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover has no formal name yet, but already 27 places on Mars are contending to be its landing site. NASA has a lot riding on the site selection because this rover, unlike the currently operating Curiosity and … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Mission 2020, candidate landing site in Gusev Crater

Posted on April 3, 2014 by rburnham

As we did for Phoenix in 2008 and the Mars Science Laboratory in 2012, HiRISE has been imaging landing sites for a potential rover mission in 2020. With HiRISE resolution, mission teams can examine what areas of Mars are flat … Continue reading →

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