Professor Mark Sims on the discovery that Beagle 2 made it to the surface

A small helicopter that will be delivered by NASA’s Mars 2020 rover has successfully completed initial test flights in a simulated martian environment.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted a recent impact crater that will remain a distinctive blemish for decades to come. Finding new craters is not uncommon with six satellites currently orbiting the Red Planet.

A meteoroid crashed into Mars between July and September 2018, penetrating the thin southern ice cap and excavating dark sub-surface sand, a very noticeable blemish on an otherwise pristine surface.