Mars 2020 Rover Mission

♤ The Mars 2020 rover mission (announced on December 2012) is a Mars planetary rover mission under study by NASA with a proposed launch in 2020, will make landing on the red planet after an eight to nine month journey in 2021.

♤ The mission rover will be based on the design of the successful rover, Curiosity that is functioning since it landed on the Mars in August 2012 and is a part of the NASA’s Mars Exploration Program.

♤ Aims

♤ 1) To find out the potential habitability 2) directly search for signs of prehistoric Martian life 3) to facilitate future manned missions.