
According to foreign media reports, most of the Mars you see now is dry, dusty and barren. While some water is locked in ice near the planet’s poles, there are few other clues about the planet’s potentially rich and life-bearing history. To that end, projects like the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter launched to Mars by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos space teams are helping to unravel the veil and reveal some of the planet’s secrets.