A Hike Through Isidis Planitia In 2001

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Odyssey at October 19, 1999 12:00 PM

At the June Mars 2001 landing zone workshop, it became clear that many scientifically interesting sites -- including those at Valles Marineris and White Rock -- were simply too rugged for their science benefit to be worth the landing risk, despite the 2001 Lander's greater accuracy at navigating.