Oxia Planum firms at landing site for ExoMars 2018 mission [feedly]

http://www.gizmag.com/exomars-landing-site-prime-candidate/39983/

ESA has named the Oxia Planum region as the primary candidate for the landing site of the ExoMars 2018 Mars mission. The Russo-European mission to the Red Planet is the second of two missions of the ExoMars program and is aimed at demonstrating new technologies and seeking signs of past or present life. Consisting of a lander and rover, the mission is scheduled to launch in May 2018 with a landing in January 2019.

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Section: Space

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• Roscosmos
• Mars
• Exomars
• ESA

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