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Southern Meridiani Planum - A candidate landing site for the first crewed mission to Mars

Smith, H.; Hobbs, S. W.; Clarke, J. D. A. +2 more

Astronauts working on the surface of Mars have the capability to explore efficiently, rapidly, and flexibly, allowing them to perform a wide range of field investigations. NASA has begun an open international process to identify and evaluate candidate locations where crews could land, live and work on the martian surface, beginning with the First …