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Scientists Shortlist Three Landing Sites for Mars 2020

Participants in a landing site workshop for NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 mission have recommended three locations on the Red Planet for further evaluation.Read More >>

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Rover Ride-Along in the Mars Yard (360 Video)

Get a robot's-eye-view of the "Mars Yard," a terrain simulation area at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where rover hardware and software is tested before being sent to the Red Planet.Interactive Mars Yard 360 Video >>

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Helicopter Could be 'Scout' for Mars Rovers

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The Mars 2020 rover will explore a site likely to have been habitable. It will seek signs of past life, set aside a returnable cache with the most compelling rock core and soil samples.

Mission Overview

Mission Overview

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New: Learn about the Mars 2020 instruments from A-Z. Take a deep dive into detailed descriptions about the science instruments on the next Mars rover.

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The Mars 2020 rover relies on the successful design of the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity. However, the Mars 2020 rover has a new science and technology toolbox.

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Scientists shortlist three landing sites for Mars 2020.

Potential Landing Sites

Potential Landing Sites