| Name |
Estimated launch |
Elements |
Notes |
 MSL Curiosity |
December 2011 |
Rover |
Powered by radioisotopes, it will perform chemical and physical analysis on martian soil and atmosphere. |
 Fobos-Grunt |
2012[15] |
Orbiter, lander, sample return |
Will attempt to bring samples of Phobos’ soil back to Earth |
 Yinghuo-1 |
Orbiter |
Will travel with the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission |
 MetNet |
2012–2019 |
Multi-lander network |
Simultaneous meteorological measurements at multiple locations.[16] First lander onboard Phobos-Grunt |
 Northern Light |
2012[dubious – discuss] |
Lander, rover |
Solar powered, it will perform chemical and physical analysis on Martian soil and atmosphere[17] |
| MAVEN |
2013 |
Orbiter |
Part of the Mars Scout Program |
| ARES |
2016 |
Rocket aircraft |
Geology, atmospherics, magnetics |
| Mars Trace Gas Mission |
2016 |
Orbiter |
Atmospherics |
 and
ExoMars |
2016 |
Orbiter, static lander |
TGM orbiter will deliver the ExoMars static lander |
| 2018 |
Two rovers |
ExoMars rover and MAX-C rover |
 Mars mission |
2019[18] |
Orbiter |
In the conceptual phase[19][20] |
and
Mars sample return mission |
2020s |
Orbiter, lander, rover, sample return |
Under study; not yet funded or scheduled |
