Russia plans to start the project on establishing the network of tiny research stations on Mars in 2014. Scientists want to send 15 stations, weighing about 20 kilograms each, to the Red planet.
      
      The draft design of these small automatic researchers, worked out in cooperation of Russian and Finnish scientists, already exists. Funding of the space programme is scheduled for 2014.
      
      Research works are to start early next year. Scientists say that mini-laboratories are so small, that only one rocket carrier is required to deliver them to Mars.
      
      Source: Gazeta.ru