Scientific Goals
There are four primary goals for the mission:
- Search for life on Mars.
- Search for water on Mars.
- Investigate Martian electromagnetic radiation environment and atmospheric properties.
- Prepare for the international effort of a Mars sample return mission and a manned mission to Mars.
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