Mars Technology Project

The overall goals of the MEP must be achieved with relatively low mission risk and within tightly constrained cost resources. The current overarching scientific goals of the MEP are: life, climate, geology, and preparation for human exploration.

These have a common, measurable link: water. For Mars (like Earth), water is central to the planet’s history; it is also the primary reason for interest in it as a potentially habitable world. No new proposals are being solicited or funded in FY 2012 under this project line.