Data Con LA 2020 Description The Mars 2020 Rover sets the stage for Mars Sample return and continues NASA's explorarion of the red planet. Dr. Sengupta will discuss the scientific goals and unique technology challenges that will bring humanity closer to setting foot on the surface of Mars than ever before. Speaker Anita Sengupta, University of Southern California, Research Professor

1. Dr. Anita Sengupta @Doctor_Astro
Research Associate Professor of Astronautics, University of Southern California
CEO/Founder Hydroplane Ltd.
The Future of Mars Exploration
A Tale of Perserverance and Curiosity

2. My Car eer Trajector y
Mars
MISSION: Curiosity
Tech: EDL
Low Earth Orbit
MISSION: Cold Atom Lab
Tech: Laser Cooling
Earth
Tech: Hyperloop
Main Asteroid Belt
MISSION: Dawn
Tech: Ion Engines
Earth at Altitude
Electric flight

3. Why Are We so Interested In Mars?
Where Do We Go Next as a Species?
Parameter Mars Earth
Distance (AU) 1.4 1
Mass (Earth) 1/10 1
Radius (REarth) 1/2 1
Gravity (Earth) 1/3 1
Pressure (Earth) 1/100 1
Atmosphere CO2 N2/O2
Temp (F) -120 60
Day (hrs) 24.6 24

4. Active Geological History – What Happened?
Olympus Mons
Valles Marineres

5. Does Mars Have Moons?

6. Waters of Mars
• Large bodies of water once flowed on
the surface
Have We Found Water on Mars?

7. Is there Water Flowing on Mars Today?
• MRO that Mars has wet mud flowing on
the surface
• Mars is tilted on its axis resulting in
seasonal freezing and thawing
Have We Found Flowing Water on
Mars?

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Landing on Mars
• How many times have we landed on mars?
• 8 times
– Viking Landers (2)
– Pathfinder Sojourner
– Spirit and Opportunity (2)
– Phoenix Lander
– Curiosity: Aug 2012
– Insight: 2018
– Next: Mars 2020

9. Learning from Past and Building the Future
Evolution of Technology, Complexity and Size

10. Perseverance Mission - Did Mars Once Support Life?
• Biosignatures
• Geology and
Geochemistry
• Cache a Sample
• Prepare for Humans

11. Future Landing Site: Jezero Crater
Future Sample Return and Human Exploration

12. It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane?
Vroege Vogel

13. Entry speed of 20,000 kph
30 times as fast as an airplane
5 times as fast as a bullet

14. Bulls Eye on Mas

15. The Future: Advanced Power Systems

16. How long does it take to get to Mars?
7 - 9 months

17. Perseverance Essentials

18. Landing Night: The Birds Eye View

19. Terrain Relative Nav

20. Post Landing

21. Future Landing Site Assessment
NASA/JPL-
Caltech/SwR
I
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI

22. Mars Sample Return Sample Collection

23. In Situ Resource Utilization (MOXIE)

24. Ingenuity – Mars Helicopter

25. What Technology Needed to Put the First
Humans on Mars?

26. Autonomous Systems

27. Humans Space Travel Beyond LEO
Presentation by: Dr. Anita Sengupta @Doctor_Astro

28. Radiation Protection

29. 29
Artificial Intelligence

30. Growing Food

31. First Humans on Mars

32. Surface Mobility

33. In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
Power
Radiation Protection
Water
Methane
Extremophiles

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Colonies on Mars

35. It Takes a Community of Explorers
@Doctor_Astro
Engineers and scientists make space exploration a reality
Space Agencies around the world are going to Mars and beyond
All data are returned to Earth are publically available soon after they arrive
because the Universe belongs to everyone