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posted by martyb on Wednesday November 21 2018, @09:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the Imagine-the-reaction-if-they-found-certain-proof-there-is/was-life-there? dept.

New Scientist:

After four years of deliberation, NASA has picked its next Mars landing spot: Jezero crater. The hope is that it has the right environment to preserve signs of ancient life.

Satellite images suggest the 50-kilometre-wide crater once had a river flowing along its rim and into a big lake. It is thought to hold rocks that can preserve organic molecules, such as clays and carbonates. It is located 18 degrees north of Mars's equator.

If there are no delays, the rover will launch July 2020 and arrive February 2021.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Wednesday November 21 2018, @11:15AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Wednesday November 21 2018, @11:15AM (#764658) Journal

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSight [wikipedia.org]

    InSight is a robotic lander designed to study the interior of the planet Mars. The mission launched on 5 May 2018 at 11:05 UTC and is expected to land on the surface of Mars at Elysium Planitia on 26 November 2018

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday November 21 2018, @07:05PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday November 21 2018, @07:05PM (#764895)

    I understand the need to save weight. But if that probe lands just at the wrong place and the drilling isn't satisfactory, maybe having wheels to move it 10m to the left would have been a decent idea.