| Operator | ESA/Roscosmos |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Omnisys Instruments AB[1] |
| Instrument type | Technology demonstration for IRSU |
| Function | Habitability assessment, and harvest atmospheric water on Mars |
| Mission duration | Planned: ≥ 1 Earth year[2] |
| Host spacecraft | |
| Spacecraft | Kazachok |
| Operator | ESA & Roscosmos |
| Launch date | 2028[3] |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
Habitability, Brine Irradiation and Temperature (HABIT) is an instrument designed to harvest water from the Mars atmosphere, an experiment that might pave the way to future water farms on Mars.[4] As part of ESA's ExoMars-2 mission,[2] the instrument was planned to be placed on board the Kazachok lander.[5] The launch of ExoMars-2 has been postponed to 2028.[3]
- ^ "Omnisys to deliver instrument for the next Mars expedition". Omnisys Instruments. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "ExoMars 2022 surface platform". ESA. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "ExoMars: Back on track for the Red Planet".
- ^ Aron, Jacob (9 December 2015). "Mars moisture-farming mission gets approval for 2018 launch". New Scientist. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Swedish Mars instrument selected by ESA". Luleå University of Technology. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.