very interesting development in Mars exploration:
ESA ExoMars SocialTV on Livestream
i remember well, when i met a friend in Moscow, who works on a similar mission. i think it was exactly the scheduled mission of ESA and Russia in 2020 (they are talking about it in the stream). anyway, he made me understand at least a few of many dangerous aspects for a probe to land on that planet. hopefully the mission will be a succhess.
about the mission itself: they try to find evidence of life on Mars. well, some people are sure, that at least there was life on Mars and they argue with NASA images like the following:
however, i see only stones