Perceverance, Nasa’s fifth Mars rover, has already celebrated its first anniversary on the red planet. Its wingman Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, is also on board. But what is a vehicle the size of a small car doing on Mars? Where will a $2 billion project take us?
Beyond a short introduction to all previous drivable Mars missions, Jeanette Müller would like to take you on a journey to Mars and back again this year under the motto Rovers – the Return. An adventure that has already begun and will possibly not be over for another 30 years. A journey that will bring Martian rocks, collected by Perceverance, back to Earth.
And because flying is so much nicer than just driving, the Mars helicopter is also examined in detail.