NASA's Mars rover deposited the first sample of rocks on the Red Planet's surface so that they could eventually return to Earth for further analysis.
The deposit is one of more than a dozen tubes that will be placed at the location – dubbed"Three Forks" – over the next two months. NASA'S INSIGHT MARS LANDER OFFICIALLY RETIRED AFTER FOUR YEARS ON THE RED PLANET
The rover will later deliver samples to a robotic lander that will use a robotic arm to place the samples in a containment capsule aboard a small rocket. The rock will blast off into Mars’ orbit and deliver the samples to another spacecraft that willThe sample, NASA says, will serve as a backup if the rover can’t deliver its sample. In that scenario, Sample Recovery Helicopters will be deployed to finish the job.
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