European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rover mission

Mars 2020 rover ready to rock (hunt) and roll

21 June 2019 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover now has the wheels it will need to explore Jezero Crater when it lands in 2021. Says a proud engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: “Now that’s a Mars rover.”

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover coming together at JPL

13 May 2019 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is taking shape at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where engineers are integrating key components.

Shake, rattle and roll: stress tests for ESA’s ExoMars rover

29 May 2018 Astronomy Now

A structural test model of ESA’s ExoMars landing begins three months of testing this week to make sure the spacecraft can withstand the vibrations of launch, atmospheric entry and landing along with the temperature extremes it will face on the surface.

Fossilised rivers suggest warm, wet ancient Mars

24 August 2016 Astronomy Now

Extensive systems of fossilised riverbeds have been discovered on an ancient region of the Martian surface on a northern plain called Arabia Terra, supporting the idea that the now cold and dry Red Planet had a warm and wet climate about 4 billion years ago, according to University College London-led research.