Landing Sites for 2020 Mars Rover: NASA Weighs 3 Options

[Missourian]

NASA has selected three potential landing sites for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover: an ancient lake, a past volcanic hotbed and an early hot-spring site.

Scientists chose the final three candidates at a workshop last week (Feb. 8-10) in Monrovia, California, from eight sites chosen in 2015 (out of a pool of around 30, NASA officials said in a statement).

NASA began its final design and construction phase for Mars 2020 in July of 2016. The rover is intended to hunt for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet after touching down in February 2021, exploring for at least two years, mission team members have said. [‪NASA's Mars Rover 2020 Mission in Pictures]

Landing Sites for 2020 Mars Rover: NASA Weighs 3 Options
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[LuckyDuck]

NASA needs to focus on trying to locate possible caves and if found, send a probe to a cave, as that is where life and actual running water, would most likely exist.