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Mars Ascent Vehicle Launching with Samples (Artist's Concept)
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This illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle, carrying tubes containing rock and soil samples, could be launched from the surface of Mars in one step of the Mars sample return mission. NASA and the European Space Agency are solidifying concepts for a Mars sample return mission after NASA's Mars 2020 rover collects rock and soil samples and stores them in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for potential future return to Earth.
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Credit lineMars Ascent Vehicle Launching with Samples (Artist's Concept). NASA/JPL, 2020-02-10. Public domain. ID: PIA23496.
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