Mars sample return mission. Artwork of concepts for a proposed Mars sample return mission. Here,a rocket-powered descent stage is lowering a sample-retrieving rover and an ascent vehicle (inside cylinder) to the surface of Mars. The ascent vehicle would receive samples of Martian rocks that are to be collected by a previous mission and retrieved by the rover. Then it would launch the samples into Martian orbit for a rendezvous with a spacecraft that would carry them to Earth. NASA and the European Space Agency are collaborating on proposals for a mission to gather samples of Martian rocks and bring them to Earth after 2020 | |
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