The ten sample tubes being dropped on Mars' surface contain an astounding variety of the planet's geology, which will one day be analyzed on Earth. In the coming days, NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover is set to begin constructing the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial mil
This short animation features key moments of NASA and ESA’s Mars Sample Return campaign, from landing on Mars and securing the sample tubes to launching them off the surface and ferrying them back to Earth. Credit: NASA/ESA/After settling on a suitable site, the campaign’s next task was to figure out exactly where and how to deploy the tubes within that location.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this rocky hilltop nicknamed “Rockytop” on July 24, 2022, the 507th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.Perseverance’s prime mission will conclude on January 6, 2023 – one Mars year after its February 18, 2021,“We will still be working the sample depot deployment when our extended mission begins on January 7, so nothing changes from that perspective,” said Art Thompson, Perseverance’s project manager at JPL.
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