WISDOM (radar)

WISDOM
OperatorEuropean Space Agency
Instrument typeground-penetrating radar
FunctionGeophysical imaging
Mission duration≥ 7 months[1]
WebsiteExoMars Rover Instrument Suite
Host spacecraft
SpacecraftRosalind Franklin rover
OperatorESA
Launch dateNET 2028

WISDOM (Water Ice and Subsurface Deposit Observation on Mars) is a ground-penetrating radar that is part of the science payload on board the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin rover,[2] tasked to search for biosignatures and biomarkers on Mars. The rover is planned to be launched not earlier than 2028 and land on Mars in 2029.

  1. ^ Vago, Jorge L.; et al. (July 2017). "Habitability on Early Mars and the Search for Biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover". Astrobiology. 17 (6–7): 471–510. Bibcode:2017AsBio..17..471V. doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1533. PMC 5685153. PMID 31067287.
  2. ^ Howell, Elizabeth (July 24, 2018). "ExoMars: Searching for Life on Mars". Space.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.