Moon and Mars Sciences
Moon and Mars sciences is the study of the Moon and Mars and the processes that form them.
Mission: Unravelling the history and evolutionary processes of the Moon and Mars, learning to use its resources, and searching for life and its origins.
Vision: By 2035, there will be European leadership on missions and instrumentation for geological, geophysical, and environmental measurements at the Moon and Mars, while collecting and analysing new returned samples from both bodies.
Objectives: The Human and Robotic Exploration Directorate’s Space Moon and Mars Sciences Activities seek to:
1. Deepen our understanding of the history, origins, formation and evolution of the Earth-Moon System and Mars
2. Characterise planetary environments at and around the Earth, Moon and Mars, expand our understanding of their properties and dynamics with their implications for exploration
3. Determine conditions under which life may have emerged and evolved on Mars, and search for extinct and extant life on Mars
4. Identify and quantify potential resources at the Moon and Mars and explore approaches to responsible utilisation
Current research opportunities
AO-2024-lunarPF
Deadline: October 11, 2024
Through this Announcement of Opportunity, ESA is soliciting for research experiments to be implemented during a lunar gravity Parabolic Flight campaign.
Call for LEO Facility Definition Teams (FDTs) Membership
Deadline: October 8, 2023
Join our SciSpacE Facility Definition Teams (FDTs) to support the definition of science activities for the post-ISS era.
Call for Lunar Gateway and Moon Surface Facility Definition Teams (FDTs) Membership
Deadline: October 8, 2023
Join our SciSpacE Facility Definition Teams (FDTs) to support the definition of exploration activities for the Lunar Gateway and the Moon surface.
Call for Polish activities to fly on ISS (AO-2023-Poland)
Deadline: September 8, 2023
Through this Announcement of Opportunity (AO), ESA and the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) seek proposals from Polish entities (academic and/or industry) for activities, including development. The proposed ideas should target scientific activities, technology
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