The rock sample is stored in an airtight titanium tube that will be sent back to Earth in a future mission. A total of 30 rock samples are planned to show whether Mars has ever hosted microbial life, says Ashley Strickland of CNN. "This is a historic moment for NASA as a whole," said Thomas Zurbuchen, a fellow scientist at NASA's Washington headquarters.

Photo of Mars

On September 2, NASA released a statement and photographs showing that a Mars rover had drilled a hole in a boulder. The rock is situated in the area of ​​Citadelle. To ensure safe sampling, the Perseverance mission team took additional photographs before sealing and storing the rock sample in the tube. Photographs taken by the Mastcam-Z showed that there was a sample of speckled rocks inside the bottle, but after the rover vibrated the tube to remove dust, the sample disappeared, according to National Geographic.

The mission team did not see what happened until two days later it was clear. Fortunately, the rock sample was not lost, just slipped further into the vial when the rover shook it. It is a great success that the team determined the place and managed to remove a viable and valuable rock.

Rover

Rover it is equipped with a rotary hammer drill and a hollow drill that penetrates the rock and collects samples slightly thicker than a pencil. The entire system is located at the end of the robotic arm, according to CNN. Now that the rover has its first sample, it will collect more samples for research.

When we get the samples back to Earth, they will tell us a lot about the evolution and possible life on Mars, "says Perseverance project scientist Ken Farley of Caltech. Although the samples provide valuable information, they do not tell us all about this planet. Further research and missions are needed.

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