Through the research conducted over the past two decade on mars we find the mars was once habitable unlike cold and dry as of now. These
environments lasted long enough to potentially
support the development of microbial life.
NASA is planning to send mars 2020 rover named perseverance to mars in the month of aug 2020. The main theme of this mission is to collect rock samples and to seek signs of ancient life and possible return to earth. it will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. it is expected to land on feb 2021. and it will land on Jezero Crater, Mars. the mission duration is about one martian year about 687 earth days.
it is designed in such a way to better understanding of mars environment and seek life of ancient life. it will collect the rock samples and soil and return to earth in futurn. It will also test new technology to benefit future robotic and human exploration of Mars.
The main objectives of the missions is
• Explore a geologically diverse landing site
• Assess ancient habitability
• Seek signs of ancient life, particularly in special rocks known to preserve signs of life over time
• Gather rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth by a future NASA mission
• Demonstrate technology for future robotic and human exploration
The following are the instrument carried by the rover to conduct experiment and test new technology on red planet
Mastcam-z
It is an advanced camera system with panoramic and stereoscopic imaging capability. it also determines mineralogy on martian surface and assist rover operation.
Supercam
it is an instrument that provides imaging and chemical composition analysis at distance.
Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL)
it is a x ray fluorescence spectrometre and high resolution imager help to detect high scale chemical composition of samples of martian surface. it provides more detailed detection and analysis of chemical composition.
Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC)
it is a spectrometre that gives high scale imaging and ultraviolet(UV) laser to find the mineralogy and organic compound on martian surface. it is first UV Ramen spectrometre fly to mars and take measurement along with other instruments. it also contain high-resolution color camera for microscopic imaging of Mars’ surface.
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE)
it will able to convert mars atmospheric carbon di oxide to a small amount of oxygen but it not enough for a human being. if this technology works fine then we can produce oxygen to astronauts in mars and it servers fuel as well.
Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA)
these are the set of sensors that will help to measure mars atmospheric conditions like temperature, dust size, relative humidity, wind speed and directions, pressure etc.
The Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX)
it provides centimetre scale resolution of geological subsurface.
these are the new technology used in Perseverance to study more about martian surface.
with the same speed human beings will definetly become interplanetry species
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| MARS 2020 ROVER IMAGE SOURCE : NASA |
NASA is planning to send mars 2020 rover named perseverance to mars in the month of aug 2020. The main theme of this mission is to collect rock samples and to seek signs of ancient life and possible return to earth. it will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. it is expected to land on feb 2021. and it will land on Jezero Crater, Mars. the mission duration is about one martian year about 687 earth days.
it is designed in such a way to better understanding of mars environment and seek life of ancient life. it will collect the rock samples and soil and return to earth in futurn. It will also test new technology to benefit future robotic and human exploration of Mars.
The main objectives of the missions is
• Explore a geologically diverse landing site
• Assess ancient habitability
• Seek signs of ancient life, particularly in special rocks known to preserve signs of life over time
• Gather rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth by a future NASA mission
• Demonstrate technology for future robotic and human exploration
The following are the instrument carried by the rover to conduct experiment and test new technology on red planet
Mastcam-z
It is an advanced camera system with panoramic and stereoscopic imaging capability. it also determines mineralogy on martian surface and assist rover operation.
Supercam
it is an instrument that provides imaging and chemical composition analysis at distance.
Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL)
it is a x ray fluorescence spectrometre and high resolution imager help to detect high scale chemical composition of samples of martian surface. it provides more detailed detection and analysis of chemical composition.
Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC)
it is a spectrometre that gives high scale imaging and ultraviolet(UV) laser to find the mineralogy and organic compound on martian surface. it is first UV Ramen spectrometre fly to mars and take measurement along with other instruments. it also contain high-resolution color camera for microscopic imaging of Mars’ surface.
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE)
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| MOXIE IMAGE SOURCE : SEEKER |
it will able to convert mars atmospheric carbon di oxide to a small amount of oxygen but it not enough for a human being. if this technology works fine then we can produce oxygen to astronauts in mars and it servers fuel as well.
Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA)
these are the set of sensors that will help to measure mars atmospheric conditions like temperature, dust size, relative humidity, wind speed and directions, pressure etc.
The Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX)
it provides centimetre scale resolution of geological subsurface.
these are the new technology used in Perseverance to study more about martian surface.
with the same speed human beings will definetly become interplanetry species
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