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Ahead of the science, the surface operations, the tricky landing, interplanetary cruise, & launch of a NASA flagship class rover like Mars2020, the difficult decision of where to send the mission must be made. For the successor of Curiosity, this process is nearing completion as the 3rd workshop has narrowed the remaining candidates to three. Jake takes a long look at the mission requirements, landing site criteria, and Mars mapping techniques before exploring Jezero Crater, North East Syrtis and Gusev Crater to see what secrets might lie beneath the regolith.LinksThe Mars2020 MissionLanding Site Workshop PageScience ObjectivesLanding Site Criteria (Bottom of page)Mapping MarsMars QuadranglesAiry CraterImage with Mariner 9, Viking 1, and Mars Global Surveyor imagesAiry-0The Landing SitesGoogle Mars KMZ file to explore the landing ellipses on Google EarthJezero CraterJezero HIRISE imageSETI Talk with Tim Goudge (53:37), who led the Jezero team’s presentationNorth East SyrtisNE Syrtis HIRISE ImageGusev Crater/Columbia HillsColumbia Hills HIRISE ImageSpirit’s TraverseWhy Return to the Columbia Hills? by Alex LongoWeMartians music is “RetroFuture” and “Electrodoodle” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/