NASA's Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Perseverance rover today completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil.
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Perseverance rover today completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil.
- Through the Mars Sample Return campaign, NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) are planning a series of future missions to return the rover's sample tubes to Earth for closer study.
- "This is a momentous achievement and I can't wait to see the incredible discoveries produced by Perseverance and our team."
- JPL, which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.