Spacewatch: landing site for ExoMars mission chosen
by Stuart Clark from on (#431GG)
European-Russian mission's rover will land on Mars in 2021 at Oxia Planum, north of equator
A preferred landing site for the European-Russian 2020 ExoMars mission has been chosen. Known as Oxia Planum, the landing site is just north of Mars' equator.
The 2020 ExoMars rover is being built in the UK by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency. It will launch on a Russian rocket in 2020 and land on Mars the following year using a Russian-built platform.
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