Seonglae ChoRovers
China on Mars: Zhurong rover returns first pictures
It weighs some 240kg. A tall mast carries cameras to take pictures and aid navigation; five additional instruments will investigate the mineralogy of local rocks and the general nature of the environment, including the weather.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57172346?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
My $500M Mars Rover Mistake: A Failure Story — Chris Lewicki
Some mistakes feel worse than death.
https://www.chrislewicki.com/articles/failurestory
Mars helicopter
It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew
Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/now-that-weve-flown-on-mars-what-comes-next-in-aerial-planetary-exploration
Mars rover mission will use pioneering nuclear power source
Nature - The radioactive unit will help to deliver Europe’s first Mars rover to the planet’s surface.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01487-6
