Northern Light will be a major contribution to international Mars exploration using Canadian expertise. Canada was third into space. We can also be the third nation to land successfully on another planet.

The Northern Light lander and rover systems will be equipped with sophisticated scientific instruments to examine the Martian environment. This Canadian Mars mission will provide extensive new information on the Martian atmosphere, surface and subsurface. Our science goals include the search for life, the search for water, the investigation of the Martian atmosphere and preparation for sample return.

The science team for Northern Light includes more than fifty scientists from twelve universities from across Canada. The mission is being developed by a public-private consortium of academic and industrial organizations led by Research Host York University and Thoth Technology.


The Northern Light team congratulates NASA and ESA on their successful missions to Mars.