• scheduled mars probes
• biology
  • gene-splicing plants to make them suitable for mars

Currently (or soon-to-be-) deployed sensors on Mars

• Visible Imaging
  • HiRISE — 0.3m resolution [MRO]
  • HRSC — 10m and 2m resolution [ME]
• Radar
  • MARSIS — 5-50km deep [ME]
  • SHARAD — 1km deep [MRO]
• Altimeter
  • MOLA — 30m vertical accuracy [MGS] (pictures!)
• Spectrometers
  • CRISM
  • MCS — climate sensor, pointed at the horizon [MRO]
• Telecommunications
  • 6mbit/s antenna on X-band and Ka-band [MRO]
  • Electra — UHF positioning and data relay for landers