Whitepaper #479 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: habitability and water; Mars; other: Programmatic Strategy
by Paul Niles, Abigail Fraeman, Steve Ruff, Nathan Barba, Susan Harkins Bertsch, Janice Bishop, Mackenzie Day, Michael Evans, Kenton Fisher, David Flannery, Timothy Glotch, Timothy A. Goudge, Laura Kerber, Jack Mustard, Charity Phillips-Lander, Deanne Rogers, Adam Schilffarth, and Sam Spencer
Published onMar 18, 2021
Mars Commercial Rover Payload Services
Lower cost, less complex, and more frequent missions to Mars can have substantial scientific impact that perhaps rivals the much larger and more complex missions. This paper proposes a commercial payload Mars exploration strategy that could generate substantial new science using a fleet of commercially provided rovers.
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