NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will look for ancient life in a former river delta
The rover will cache rocks for a future mission to bring back to Earth
The next NASA Mars rover will hunt for signs of ancient life in what used to be a river delta, the agency announced on November 19.
The rover is expected to launch in July 2020 and to land on Mars around February 18, 2021. It will seek out signs of past life in the sediments and sands of Jezero crater, which was once home to a 250-meter-deep lake and a river delta that flowed into the lake.