Mission
The rover is planned to be launched in 2020.[7] The Jet Propulsion Laboratory will manage the mission. The specific payload and science instruments for the mission will be debated and selected by April 2014[needs update] through an open competition after the scientific objectives for the mission have been formulated.[14] The mission will also be contingent on receiving adequate funding.[15][16][17] Precise mission details will be determined by the mission's science definition team.[15]