{"product_id":"the-nasa-mars-2020-mission-kenneth-a-farley-9789402421842","title":"The NASA Mars 2020 Mission: Seeking Signs of Ancient Life and Preparing for Sample Return","description":"\u003cp\u003eNASA's Mars 2020 mission successfully landed the \u003ci\u003ePerseverance\u003c\/i\u003e rover in Jezero crater on February 18, 2021.This book provides the definitive pre-landing documentation of the Mars 2020 mission, its scientific payload elements, and its exploration area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters in this volume include detailed descriptions of: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Perseverance\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emission, and its relationship to a possible Mars Sample Return campaign;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe geology of the mission's exploration environment in Jezero crater; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe purpose, design and operation of all seven instruments aboard the rover (Mastcam-Z, SHERLOC, RIMFAX, Supercam, MOXIE, PIXL, and MEDA) as well as the engineering cameras and the Mars helicopter \u003ci\u003eIngenuity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNASA's ambitious Mars 2020 mission extends a long arc of Martian exploration by seeking evidence that life may once have existed on Mars, and by preparing a collection of samples forpossible return to Earth by a future mission. Mars 2020 will also enable future exploration by characterizing modern weather conditions and by demonstrating new technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreviously published in \u003ci\u003eSpace Science Reviews \u003c\/i\u003ein the Topical Collection \"The Mars 2020 Mission\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth A. Farley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 940242184X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789402421842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 2.28d","brand":"Kenneth A. Farley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46618015957247,"sku":"9789402421842","price":329.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2618c85-1796-46cd-8ce4-5f1b413df411.jpg?v=1740068957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nasa-mars-2020-mission-kenneth-a-farley-9789402421842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}