The European Space Agency (ESA) will begin next day 14 of ExoMars program to search for life present or extinct on the red planet , it was learned today.
a Russian Proton rocket unmanned blast off on Monday morning from Baikonur in Kazakhstan with the largest space mission developed by the ESA.
the ship will test a new lander with which to enter the Martian atmosphere at 21,000 kilometers per second and slow down to 30 kilometers per hour in just six minutes.
in order to successfully reach the red planet, the vehicle used first a parachute, then a heat shield and finally retros, the scientists of the Agency.
the rocket carrying a satellite to study trace gases (TGO) which aims to check the amounts of methane the Martian surface. This gas on Earth is almost always a sign of life.
The mission will take seven months to reach and serve to pave the way to the first European Mars exploration vehicle, scheduled for launch in 2018, Prensa Latina said.
the ExoMars 2016 program will help you determine where to land the Martian future rover, if possible a place with the presence of water where the chances of finding life are higher.
the European vehicle will be the first able to pierce the surface of Mars two meters deep, as experts consider that if there is life on this planet, is bacteria in the ground.
Over the past 50 years have launched other Mars missions from Europe and the United States, including the Beagle 2, a lander launched by ESA in 2002 along with the Mars Express probe, and several mobile rovers, sent by the Americans.
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