Primary Convener:
Brian Jackson, Boise State University

Convener:
Travis Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Samantha Gwizd, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
John Moores, York University

Chair:
Brian Jackson, Boise State University
Travis Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA

Semi-autonomous rotorcraft have revolutionized terrestrial geological and atmospheric science. Their ability to explore high and low, far and wide allows them to deploy instrumentation and collect remote-sensing data in regions and from perspectives otherwise difficult or impossible to access. The success of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter similarly opens prospects for transforming the study of Mars. Rotorcraft on Mars can facilitate geological and geophysical investigations, enable atmospheric measurements, and assist human exploration. Future missions to Mars could involve these aircraft as complements to ground-bound assets, such as rovers or fixed stations, or as stand-alone vehicles. This session welcomes presentations that consider how small rotorcraft may advance our understanding of Mars, both past and present. Submissions on aircraft-enabled Mars science, missions, and human exploration are all welcome. For details of additional activities, including a social, see http://boi.st/AGU-2025-Mars-UAS or e-mail Brian Jackson at bjackson@boisestate.edu.

Index Terms
6225 Mars
6297 Instruments and techniques
5405 Atmospheres
5494 Instruments and techniques

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth