NASA: Newest Mars rover collects 1st rock sample for return
NASA: Newest Mars rover collects 1st rock sample for return
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 Stelzner, called it a perfect core sample, reports AP today. “I’ve never been happier to see a hole in a rock,” he tweeted Thursday.
A month ago, Perseverance drilled into much softer rock, and the sample crumbled and didn’t get inside the titanium tube.
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