Tag Archives: Mars 2020 rover

HiRISE: Mars 2020 candidate landing site in McLaughlin Crater

Posted on January 14, 2016 by rburnham

McLaughlin Crater (21.9 N, 337.6 E) is a large, approximately 95-kilometer diameter impact crater located north of Mawrth Vallis, in Arabia Terra, a region that was made famous by the book and movie “The Martian” by Andy Weir. McLaughlin Crater … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Jezero Crater M2020 candidate landing site

Posted on November 24, 2015 by rburnham

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

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Mars 2020: Landing sites, old and new, ranked at 2nd workshop for NASA’s next rover mission

Posted on September 1, 2015 by rburnham

Designed to study rocks and soils to understand past habitable conditions on Mars and to seek signs of ancient microbial life, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover still has no formal name, but the work of selecting its landing site continues apace. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nili Fossae

Posted on August 31, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 31, 2015. The linear depression in today’s VIS image is part of Nili Fossae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Clay-rich terrain in Oxia Planum, a proposed ExoMars landing site

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

Oxia Planum is an ancient (Noachian epoch) terrain situated to the east of Chryse Planitia at about 18 degrees north. The OMEGA infrared spectrometer on board Mars Express, and CRISM onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, have identified iron-magnesium rich clays … Continue reading →

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‘Adaptive caching’ planned for Mars 2020 rover

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rburnham

This diagram, superimposed on a photo of Martian landscape, illustrates a concept called “adaptive caching,” which is in development for NASA’s 2020 Mars rover mission. [Click image to enlarge in a new tab or window.] In addition to the investigations … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Candidate landing site in Hadriacus Palus

Posted on March 11, 2015 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission in Hadriacus Palus. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Jezero Crater, possible 2020 rover site

Posted on March 6, 2015 by rburnham

It’s not only when trying to find a scientifically interesting place to land that the high-resolution images from HiRISE come in handy: it’s also to identify potential hazards within a landing ellipse. This is one of the trickier aspects of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Candidate landing site for 2020 mission

Posted on August 4, 2014 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission. Beautiful Mars series.

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Mars 2020 rover payload selected

Posted on July 31, 2014 by rburnham

The next rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 will carry seven carefully-selected instruments to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet… [These will] conduct geological assessments of the rover’s landing site, determine the potential … Continue reading →

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