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The Prandtl-m is a conceptual fixed-wing drone for Mars mapping that will be tested this year from a balloon drop over Earth at an altitude of 35,000m to simulate Mars' thin atmosphere, 1/100th as dense as Earth's.

Surveying on Mars

...summarized in “Mars Needs Surveyors” in our Pangaea newsletter. Alien Physicality How would surveying on Mars differ from on Earth? And what might be the role of surveyors? Our readers...

NASA’s Eyes on Mars

...flow probe to gather measurements from the interior of Mars. This artist’s concept depicts the InSight Mars lander fully deployed for studying the deep interior of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Long-term...

Color coding in this image of Mars represents differences in elevation, measured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. While surface liquid water is rare and ephermal on modern Mars.

Straight on to Mars (and Beyond)

...Mars. (For insights on what geospatial professionals would do on the Red Planet, read the Pangaea series “Mars Needs Surveyors” parts one and two.) Let’s take a look at the...