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The European Space Agency (Esa) has pushed back the launch of its rover mission to Mars from 2011 to 2013. The decision will not significantly delay the mission's arrival at Mars. But it does reflect a growing will to push for an upgrade to the ExoMars project which could raise its cost from roughly 500m euros to 800m euros.

China and Russia are planning a joint mission to Mars that will bring back samples to earth and land on one of the red planet's tiny moons, state media quoted a Chinese scientist as saying Wednesday. Ye Peijian, of the Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology, made the announcement at a forum on the nation's space technology development, Xinhua news agency said.

By mapping minerals on the surface of Mars using the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, scientists have discovered the three ages of Martian geological history – as reported in today’s issue of Science - and found valuable clues as to where life might have developed.

Pour sa prochaine mission sur la planète rouge, l'Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) a pris la décision suivante : elle enverra un seul rover sur Mars, accompagné d'un autre équipement scientifique, stationnaire lui.

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