We provide a review of the development of systems to utilize natural resources on Mars to
enable advanced missions. We review the rationale, history, available resources, systems …

Radar sounding is a powerful geophysical approach for characterizing the subsurface
conditions of terrestrial and planetary ice masses at local to global scales. As a result, a wide …

This paper describes the scientific objectives and payloads of Tianwen-1, China's first
exploration mission to Mars. An orbiter, carrying a lander and a rover, lifted-off in July 2020 …

Thick deposits cover broad regions of the Martian mid-latitudes with a smooth mantle;
erosion in these regions creates scarps that expose the internal structure of the mantle. We …

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China's first Mars rover named “Zhurong” has begun its exploration at the surface of the
Utopian Plain in the Martian northern hemisphere on May 22, 2021. Mars rover penetrating …

To assess Mars' potential for both harboring life and providing useable resources for future
human exploration, it is of paramount importance to comprehend the water situation on the …

Mars is the nearest planet that potentially harbors life and that can be explored by humans,
so its history of water is of considerable importance. Water was abundant on early Mars but …

We derive the depth of the water ice table on Mars by fitting seasonal surface temperature
trends acquired by the Mars Climate Sounder and Thermal Emission Imaging System with a …

China's first Mars mission Tianwen-1 successfully touched down the surface of the southern
Utopia Planitia on 15th May 2021. In this study we investigate the geological characteristics …