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ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests

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ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli Mission (2016)

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli Mission (2016) The first mission of the ExoMars programme consists of the Trace Gas Orbiter plus an Entry, descent and landing Demonstrator...

Timeline for ExoMars 2016

Timeline for ExoMars 2016 This timeline outlines some of the main events for the ExoMars 2016 mission. ExoMars 2016 Timeline Launch [ 1 ] 14 March 2016 at 09:31...

ExoMars 2022 surface platform

ExoMars 2022 surface platform The ExoMars 2022 mission will have two science elements that land on Mars: a European rover , Rosalind Franklin, and a Russian surface...

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Instruments

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Instruments Investigating the Martian atmosphere The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is an ESA and Roscosmos mission to Mars. It is investigating trace gases...

Choosing the ExoMars 2020 landing site

[Editor's note: On 12 March 2020, ESA and Roscosmos jointly decided to move the next phase of the ExoMars mission, comprising a rover and a surface platform, to the next launch opportunity in...

A stormy arrival for Schiaparelli?

In October 2016, the Schiaparelli capsule, also known as the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), is scheduled to make the first landing on Mars by an ESA spacecraft. Will it be...

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO)

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) Searching for signature gases in the Martian atmosphere The 2016 ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is the first in a series of Mars missions to be undertaken...

The ExoMars Rover Instrument Suite

The ExoMars Rover Instrument Suite Looking for signatures of life on Mars An accurate visual and spectral characterisation of the surface of Mars is fundamental to establish the...

Outreach resources

Outreach resources This page collates a number of outreach resources for the ExoMars 2016 and 2022 missions. Contents of this page ExoMars media kit ...

European explorers in the Solar System

European explorers in the Solar System Following in the footsteps of our ancestors In the 15th century, Europeans began to explore beyond their known frontiers, searching for...

ExoMars Rover Rosalind Franklin

ExoMars Rover Rosalind Franklin The ExoMars Rover, developed by ESA, provides key mission capabilities: surface mobility, subsurface drilling and automatic sample collection,...

ExoMars Mission (2022)

The 2022 mission of the ExoMars programme will deliver a European rover, Rosalind Franklin, and a Russian surface platform, Kazachok, to the surface of Mars. A Proton rocket will be used to launch...

ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to study the Red Planet to 2022.

The enigma of methane on Mars

The enigma of methane on Mars Methane, an indicator of life? Methane (CH 4 ) is an organic molecule present in gaseous form in the Earth's atmosphere. More than 90% of methane on...

ExoMars mission team

ExoMars mission team ESA Team Principal Investigators: ExoMars 2016, Trace Gas Orbiter Instruments Principal Investigators: ExoMars 2016, Schiaparelli Instruments Team...

The ExoMars programme 2016-2022

Establishing if life ever existed on Mars is one of the outstanding scientific questions of our time. To address this important goal, the European Space Agency (ESA) has established the ExoMars...

ExoMars FAQ

ExoMars FAQ This page provides a link to ...

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ExoMars radio science instrument readied for Red Planet

An ambitious instrument for ESA's ExoMars 2020 mission has passed its testing in conditions resembling those on the Red Planet. It will now be transported to Russia for its acceptance review,...

The rocket science blog - updates from ExoMars

Preparing to land on Mars

[Editor's note: Although much of Schiaparelli's entry and descent sequence was performed as expected ( see here ), an anomaly in the measurement and navigation sequence resulted in the module...

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ExoMars Rover completes environmental tests

Promising progress for ExoMars parachutes

ExoMars parachute progress

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Permanent ice

Ice-filled crater

Receding ice

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First results from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

New evidence of the impact of the recent planet-encompassing dust storm on water in the atmosphere, and a surprising lack of methane, are among the scientific highlights of the ExoMars Trace Gas...

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North polar dunes on Mars

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ExoMars Programme Prime Contractor

ExoMars Programme Prime Contractor This page provides a link to https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/global/activities/space ...

Robotic Exploration of Mars news alert service

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Robotic Exploration of Mars news alert service

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Exploration heritage

Exploration heritage Exploration heritage Last Update: 1 September 2019

Exploring Mars Habitability Presentations

Exploring Mars Habitability Presentations Exploring Mars Habitability 13 June - 15 June 2011 Lisbon, Portugal Group photo of the participants at the...

Journal Archive

Journal Archive This page provides a link to /science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=44973&farchive_objecttypeid=31&farchive_objectid=30928 ...

European Mars Science & Exploration Conference: Mars Express & Exomars

European Mars Science & Exploration Conference: Mars Express & Exomars This page provides a link to http://www.congrex.nl/07a10/ ...

ESA multimedia gallery

ESA multimedia gallery This page provides a link to http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmghome.pl

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter This page provides a link to http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/

Mars Sample Return

Mars, an object of fascination and mystery since ancient times, remains a primary target for robotic exploration.

Searching for signs of life on Mars

In attempting to define an effective strategy to search for carbon-based life on Mars, a useful approach is to initially consider separately the issues of uncovering evidence for past and present...

ExoMars drill oriented for sample discharge

Publications Archive

Publications Archive This page provides a link to ...

The Red Planet

The Red Planet Mars: stimulating science and inspiring imagination Since ancient times, Mars has captured the imagination of humankind, sparking an interest in scientists and...