Missions to Mars From the Perseverance Rover to exploring the moons, Purdue Planetary leads the way

Mars: The Next Giant Leap
Earthlings have always had a fascination with Mars, our neighboring red planet. As research and technology has progressed, space programs around the world have set their sights on sending human beings to Mars. Mankind is far from that goal, but every paper published, every rover landed, and every Martian habitat explored gets humans closer to this exploration. Mars is currently only known to be inhabited by robots, and NASA is in the process of sending its next round of robotics: the Perseverance Rover and the first helicopter to accompany it on Mars. Professors from the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Department (EAPS) of Purdue University have their scientific footprints on everything from the rovers of Mars, the atmosphere, the water, the ice, and even the moons. As humans look to the skies and dream about one day exploring our neighboring planet, researchers at Purdue continue the work that could possibly make it happen.
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EAPS faculty researching Mars
Exploring the Red Planet
- Mars Perseverance Rover: Are we alone in the universe?
- Mastcam-Z - the "eyes" of the Rover Perseverance
- NASA's latest Mission to Mars
- Purdue EAPS Scientists are designing a spacecraft to explore the moons of Mars
- Turkish lakes may hold key to a successful landing on Mars
- Living on Mars: Purdue team simulates facility mission
- Curiosity Rover team included Purdue student