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Nasa aims for Mars, robotic Maven set to soar

Cape Canaveral, Florida: Nasa is headed back to Mars, this time with a robotic scout named Maven that will attempt to solve the mystery of the red planet's radical climate change.Maven is scheduled to blast

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 18, 2013 11:47 IST
Three spacecraft currently are collecting data in orbit around Mars: Nasa's 2001-launched Mars Odyssey, Europe's 2003-launched Mars Express and Nasa's 2005-launched Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.



Two rovers are on the surface, still working: Nasa's 2003-launched Opportunity and 2011-launched Curiosity.

Nasa plans to launch a robotic geologist named InSight in 2016; the lander will penetrate the Martian surface with a seismometer and heat probe.

The next Nasa wheeled rover will fly in 2020, collecting rock samples for potential return to Earth. A human expedition is not anticipated until the 2030s.
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