Filled with rock, the sample tube will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that could be considered for a journey to Earth by the Mars Sample Return campaign.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Successfully Cores Its First Rock
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Perseverance will obtain additional imagery of the sample tube before potentially completing the process of collecting its first scientifically-selected...
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AI Is Helping Scientists Discover Fresh Craters on Mars
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It’s the first time machine learning has been used to find previously unknown craters on the Red Planet. Read...
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InSight Is Meeting the Challenge of Winter on Dusty Mars
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As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team is following a plan...
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After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
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NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes Mars Sample Depot
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Ten sample tubes, capturing an amazing variety of Martian geology, have been deposited on Mars’ surface so...
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Justin Simon Shepherds Perseverance Through First Phase of Martian Rock Sampling
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The Johnson Space Center scientist was tasked with helping guide the way for mission’s first cored Mars rock sample....
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Flight 37 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 37 Date of flight: NET Dec. 17 Flight duration: 49 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 180 feet (55...
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NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red Planet
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The agency’s newest rover captured first-of-its kind footage of its Feb. 18 touchdown and has recorded audio of Martian...
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