Russia's Martian Missions
Russia is planning two missions to Mars, in their continuing attempt to explore the planet. Russia has sent 17 probes to Mars, of which only 3 were successful. The new missions, planned for 2009 and 2015, would land a craft on Phobos and place a lander on the Martian surface.
The Phobos mission is quite intriguing, as it has been speculated that the Martian moons may make a suitable site for a Mars base. There is also the ongoing questions as to the origins of the Martian moons. The 2009 mission would land on Phobos and release a rover that will spend three years conducting science. At the end of the mission, the samples collected would return to Earth.
The Phobos mission is quite intriguing, as it has been speculated that the Martian moons may make a suitable site for a Mars base. There is also the ongoing questions as to the origins of the Martian moons. The 2009 mission would land on Phobos and release a rover that will spend three years conducting science. At the end of the mission, the samples collected would return to Earth.
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