Scientists Back Three Mars 2020 Landing Sites

Credit: Mars: NASA
HOUSTON—Participants in a NASA-hosted workshop have narrowed from eight to three the number of prime-candidate landing sites for the agency’s next rover mission to the Martian surface. Scheduled to lift off in July/August 2020 as the cornerstone of a $2.4 billion mission, Mars 2020 plans to seek a...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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