As Perseverance Approaches Mars, Scientists Debate Its Sampling Strategy
Scientific American As Perseverance Approaches Mars, Scientists Debate Its Sampling Strategy The car-sized rover is the first step in an ambitious effort to bring pieces of the Red Planet back to Earth, but some crucial details remain undecided By: Credit: Nick Higgins Credit: Nick Higgins For anyone invested in NASA’s decades-long efforts to robotically explore Mars, now is the time for nail-biting. Launched last July and barreling toward the Red Planet and Jezero Crater is the space agency’s Perseverance rover, cocooned in heat-resistant shielding and set for a terrifying, technicall...
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