sep 1, 2020 - ExoMars 2020 mission launch MISSION TYPE: Rover

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Rover: Rosalind Franklin.
Rosalind Franklin has solar panels to generate the required electrical power and is designed to survive the cold Martian nights with the help of novel batteries and heater units, Sun sensors are utilised to determine the rover’s absolute attitude on the Martian surface and the direction to Earth. It creates digital maps from navigation stereo cameras and computes a suitable trajectory. Close-up collision avoidance cameras are used to ensure safety.

GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE:

The European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars program (Exobiology on Mars) is a series of missions designed to understand if life ever existed on Mars.

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