An illustration released by the European Space Agency showing the Schiaparelli lander. It will search for signs of past and present life on Mars. LIFE ON MARSThe primary goal of ExoMars is to find out whether life has ever existed on Mars. "If there is life in our solar system beyond Earth, then Mars is the most interesting planet," ESA's Woerner said. The second part of the ExoMars mission, delayed to 2020 from 2018, will deliver a European rover to the surface of Mars.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 19, 2016 20:15 UTC