EMSEC 2007: The European Mars Science and Exploration Conference
6 November 2007
The European Mars Science and Exploration Conference: Mars Express and ExoMars will be held in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, from 12 to 16 November 2007. The conference will reflect on the many discoveries of Mars Express, and look towards the ExoMars mission - the next step in European exploration of Mars. |
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Preparations are gearing up for the next step in the European exploration of Mars with the ExoMars mission, which comprises a capable rover devoted to astrobiological studies with access to the subsurface, and possibly a geophysical package and a scientific and communications orbiter.
The ExoMars scientific objectives will be discussed at the meeting and its instruments presented, as well as areas where ExoMars could benefit from Mars Express studies, such as landing site selection, will be identified. Goals for potential European exploration of the Red Planet after ExoMars will also be addressed.
EMSEC 2007 will be held at ESA's Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, on 12-16 November 2007.