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Mars Ascent Vehicle (Illustration)
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This illustration shows NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) in powered flight. The MAV will carry tubes containing Martian rock and soil samples into orbit around Mars, where ESA's Earth Return Orbiter spacecraft will enclose them in a highly secure containment capsule and deliver them to Earth.
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Credit lineMars Ascent Vehicle (Illustration). NASA/JPL, 2022-03-08. Public domain. ID: PIA25076.
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