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NASA has safely landed spacecraft on Mars nine times. But now they're investigating whether crash landing could be the best way to reach the Red Planet.
NASA's Perseverance rover has spent 1.5 years on Mars exploring an ancient lake bed. Scientists say several rock samples collected on Mars have organic molecules associated with life. A follow-up mission will pick up these samples from Perseverance in 2030.