ExoMars Rover

ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Mission

future Mission
Rover on Mars.

The European Space Agency's ExoMars rover is part of a series of missions designed to study the potential for past life on the Red Planet.

Type

Rover

Launch

Not before 2028

Target

Mars

Objective

Provide clues about the potential for life on Mars
Rover on Mars.
Artist's concept of ExoMars rover on Mars.
ESA
Goals
The ExoMars rover will search for signs of life on Mars. A Russian science platform will land with it.
Proposed Launch
~2020
Science Target
Type
Rover, Lander
Agency
European Space Agency, Roscosmos
Mission Website

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