With First Martian Samples Packed, Perseverance Initiates Remarkable Sample Return Mission
October 12, 2021
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NASA, along with the European Space Agency, is developing a campaign to return the Martian samples to Earth.
On Sept. 1, NASA’s Perseverance rover unfurled its arm, placed a drill bit at the Martian surface, and drilled about 2 inches, or 6 centimeters, down to extract a rock core. The rover later sealed the rock core in its tube. This historic event marked the…