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 ...
This illustration depicts NASA’s Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Perseverance is slated to land at the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021 — assuming this summer’s launch ...
Although NASA has enjoyed a string of high-profile successes on the red planet, sometimes Mars throws scientists a curveball. The Perseverance rover came up empty during its first attempt to collect a ...