Scientific Objectives and Payload Configuration of China’s First Mars Exploration Mission

doi:10.15982/j.issn.2095-7777.2018.05.002

Journal of Deep Space Exploration ›› 2018, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (5) : 406 -413. DOI: 10.15982/j.issn.2095-7777.2018.05.002

LI Chunlai^1,2, LIU Jianjun^1,2, GENG Yan⁹, CAO Jinbin³, ZHANG Tielong⁴, FANG Guangyou⁵, YANG Jianfeng⁶, SHU Rong⁷, ZOU Yongliao^1,2, LIN Yangting⁸, OUYANG Ziyuan^1,2

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Abstract

China’s first Mars exploration mission will be implemented in 2020. Scientific objectives and payload configurations are one of the most important top-level designs for the mission. The main scientific objectives of the Mars exploration abroad are briefly reviewed. The scientific objectives and payload configurations of the first Chinese Mars exploration mission are introduced，and the innovation and characteristics of the scientific objectives are analyzed.

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Mars exploration / payload / orbiting exploration / rover exploration

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