Main scientific objectives of this mission are to investigate the
evolution of Mars, that is, the evolution of its atmosphere, surface,
its interior. To reproduce the planet's evolution history it is
necessary to acquire with various methods wide-scale, comprehensive
studies of those physical and chemical processes that occur on Mars
today and which took place in the past. Along the Earth-Mars
trajectory, interplanetary space parameters will be measured and some
astrophysical observations conducted.
Scientific experiments should help solve the following problems:
Mars Surface
Topographic survey of the surface including high-resolution studies
of terrain
Mineralogical mapping
Elemental composition of the soil
Studies of the cryolithozone and its deep structure
Atmosphere and Climate Monitoring
Studies of martian meteorology and climate
Abundance of minor components in the atmosphere
(H2O, CO, O3, etc.), their variation, vertical
distribution, search for regions with higher humidity
Measurement of the 3D field of atmospheric temperatures
Pressure variations of different space and time scales
Typical features of the atmosphere near the volcanic mountains
Characteristics of atmospheric aerosols
Neutral and ion composition of the upper atmosphere