NASA’s newest Mars rover snags 1st rock sample for return
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A month ago, Perseverance drilled into much softer rock, and the sample crumbled and didn’t get inside the titanium tube.
NASA’s newest Mars rover has successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month’s attempt came up empty. The Perseverance rover’s chief engineer, Adam Steltzner, called it a perfect core sample. “I’ve never been more happy to see a hole in a rock,” he tweeted on September 2.More Related News