Rosalind Franklin rover, conceptual illustration

Conceptual illustration of the Rosalind Franklin rover (ExoMars rover) on the Martian surface drilling and its Close-UP Imager (CLUPI). CLUPI is a camera system that will be used to take images of rocks, soil and outcrops. The rover is scheduled to launch in September 2022 and land on Mars in spring 2023. The rover will have solar panels to provide power, and the camera and other sensors provide other data and images. A surface platform will be used to land and deploy the rover, and carry out other science objectives. Results will be relayed back to Earth by the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) that reached Mars orbit in 2016. The ExoMars missions are jointly carried out by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's space agency (Roscosmos)., Creditline:RAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY