Three new missions arrived at Mars in February 2021, to look at weather, water and life.

This lecture looks at new results from the UAE’s Hope mission, China’s Tianwen-1 and NASA’s Perseverance. It will also look at the prospects for the ESA-Russia Rosalind Franklin rover to be launched next year arriving on 10 June 2023.

At this exciting time, will we soon be able to answer the greatest scientific question: are we alone in the Universe?

A lecture by Andrew Coates

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/mars-2021

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