ExoMars surface platform arrives in Europe

The platform destined to land on the Red Planet as part of the next ExoMars mission arrived in Europe for final assembly and testing on 19 March 2019.

Kazachok left Russia after being carefully packed to meet planetary protection requirements, making sure to not bring terrestrial biological contamination to Mars. It was shipped to Turin, Italy, on an Antonov plane along with ground support equipment and other structural elements.