The Mars exploration plans of ESA: The ExoMars mission and the preparatory activities for an international Mars Sample Return mission

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-89

  Baglioni, Pietro ^a   Fisackerly, Richard ^a   Gardini, Bruno ^a   Gianfiglio, Giacinto ^a   Pradier, Alain L ^a   Santovincenzo, Andrea ^a   Vago, Jorge L ^a   van Winnendael, Michel ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ExoMars; Mars exploration; Mars Sample Return; Rovers; Sample acquisition

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DRILLS; ROBOTICS; SAMPLING;

EXOMARS; MARS EXPLORATION; ROVERS; SAMPLE ACQUISITION;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745168608     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2006.1638019     Document Type: Article

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