The team is confident the rover held onto this sample, but further data is needed to confirm that. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

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Marvels of engineering, the rover’s sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the long journey back to Earth in immaculate condition. The tubes carried in the belly of ...

The 24th sample taken by the six-wheeled scientist offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held. Analysis by instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover indicate that ...