O European Space Agency ESA announced the eight possible landing points of the mission ExoMars. The mission is scheduled to begin in May of 2018 and reach Mars in January of 2019.
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He'll dig him
A robotic explorer will land and try to discover traces of life on the Red Planet. The robot it will have, among other things, a powerful drill that will be able to dig to a depth of two meters from the surface. Experts estimate that it is possible that beneath the surface of Mars there are some microbial life forms that the robot may be able to detect. The robot will also try to detect traces of life from the distant past of Mars.
Mission staff have pre-selected eight potential landing sites that are all within close proximity of each other in the region of the planet's equator. The team of experts dealing exclusively with the part of the mission that has to do with the landing of the robot is meeting in Madrid and is expected in the next 24 hours either to proceed with a new announcement that will limit the possible points to three or to announce its final decision.
The map of the default landing points of the robot as well as the points where the robotic explorers Opportunity and Curiosity landed.
