Thursday, November 15, 2007

ESA Releases List of Potential Landing Sites for 2013 Mars Mission

The European Space Agency (ESA), continuing with its plans for a near-future Mars mission, has released a list of potential rover landing sites on the Red Planet's surface. The ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch in 2013, will search for signs of past or present Martian life. According to ESA officials, the cost of the ExoMars mission will be approximately one billion euros. The ExoMars mission shows that many European nations are very interested and involved in the ESA's Mars policy.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7093172.stm

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