Posted on December 7, 2022, 9:28 pm By professorrosado
Research More At iKnowdle!NASA’s Perseverance rover collects two samples of Martian regolith
NASA’s Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface on Dec. 2 and 6. But unlike the 15 rock cores collected to date, these newest samples came from a pile of wind-blown sand and dust similar to but smaller than a dune. Now contained in special metal collection tubes, one of these two samples will be considered for deposit on the Martian surface sometime this month as part of the Mars Sample Return campaign.
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