Development Progress of China’s First Mars Exploration Mission:Its Scientific Objectives and Payloads

作者：JIA Yingzhuo,ZOU Yongliao,ZHU Yan,DU Qingguo,FAN Yu,CHEN Yuesong,WANG Chi

摘要：China’s first Mars exploration mission is scheduled to be launched in 2020.It aims not only to conduct global and comprehensive exploration of Mars by use of an orbiter but also to carry out in situ observation of key sites on Mars with a rover.This mission focuses on the following studies:topography,geomorphology,geological structure,soil characteristics,water-ice distribution,material composition,atmosphere and ionosphere,surface climate,environmental characteristics,Mars internal structure,and Martian magnetic field.It is comprised of an orbiter,a lander,and a rover equipped with 13 scientific payloads.This article will give an introduction to the mission including mission plan,scientific objectives,scientific payloads,and its recent development progress.

发文机构：National Space Science Center

关键词：China’sfirstMarsexplorationmissionScientificobjectivesScientificpayloads

分类号： V524[航空宇航科学与技术—人机与环境工程]P35[天文地球—空间物理学]