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Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover

ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover is the ExoMars surface vehicle planned for a late-2028 Mars launch, where it will drill up to two metres below the surface to search for traces of past or present life and characterise the shallow subsurface.

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Rosalind Franklin
Full Name
Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover
Roles
roverresearch
Status
development
Type
spacecraft

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ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover is the ExoMars surface vehicle planned for a late-2028 Mars launch, where it will drill up to two metres below the surface to search for traces of past or present life and characterise the shallow subsurface.

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 01:07:55 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 04:43:49 UTC