Why Mars?
The exploration of our neighbor planet offers a unique chance. It is similar to our own planet, but appears not to harbor life. Through comparative studies of both planets we may come to understand, how life could evolve on Earth.
Here you can download this article as a pdf file. It complements the article Phoenix on Mars (American Scientist, Jan-Feb 2010, p. 40) which was republished in a revised German version as Phoenix auf dem Mars (Spektrum der Wissenschaft, April 2010, p. 24).
The author Walter Goetz is a physicist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (MPS) in Katlenburg-Lindau. In 2004 he participated in the primary mission of the Mars Exploration Rovers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. In 2008 followed his participation in the Phoenix primary mission at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Currently he is involved in developing instruments for the European rover ExoMars.
The author Walter Goetz is a physicist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (MPS) in Katlenburg-Lindau. In 2004 he participated in the primary mission of the Mars Exploration Rovers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. In 2008 followed his participation in the Phoenix primary mission at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Currently he is involved in developing instruments for the European rover ExoMars.
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