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An area near the base of an ancient river delta in the Red Planet's Jezero Crater will house backup samples from carefully selected rocks on the surface of Mars.
The Perseverance rover is a well-equipped robot with a gaggle of cameras, multiple spectrometers, and even a little box that ...
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.
This is important both for our search for life, and for potential contamination of the Red Planet.
NASA's Mars Sample Return mission will have to be protected against micrometeorites traveling at even higher speeds.