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Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing system overviewBuilding upon the success of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) landing and surface mission, the Mars 2020 project is a flagship-class science mission intended to address key questions about the potential for life on Mars and collect samples for possible Earth return by a future mission. [1] Mars 2020 will also demonstrate technologies needed to enable future
human expeditions to Mars. Utilizing the groundbreaking entry, descent, and landing (EDL) architecture pioneered by the MSL, [2] [3] Mars 2020 will launch in July 2020 and land on Mars in February 2021.
Document ID
20210006842
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Lefland, Mallory
Giovingo, Cj
Mohan, Swati
Edquist, Karl
Way, David
Stilley, Erisa
Otero, Richard
Stehura, Aaron
Chen, Allen
Villar, Gregorio
Brugarolas, Paul
Clark, Ian
Sackier, Chloe
Nelessen, Adam
Date Acquired
March 2, 2019
Publication Date
March 2, 2019
Publication Information
Publisher: Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2019
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Technical Review

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