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ROBOT / SPACE MARS ROVER

Rosalind Franklin Rover

ExoMars rover designed to travel across Mars and drill below the surface in search of evidence relevant to past life.

MakerEuropean Space Agency Introduced2028 StatusDevelopment
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Primary Source Last updated: Aug 21, 2026 Supporting source ↗

Field snapshot

ManufacturerEuropean Space Agency
Categoryspace Mars rover
Operating classificationSpace
LandEurope
Introduced2028
Program statusDevelopment

Published specifications

Values retain their published units, evidence basis and observation date. Unlike specifications are not silently normalized.

SpecificationPublished valueBasisAs of / source
DestinationMarsPrimary SourceObservation date not published
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Drill Depth2 mPrimary Source2026-08-20
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System Classspace Mars roverPrimary SourceObservation date not published
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Capabilities and applications

planetary mobility

subsurface drilling

sample analysis

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