How NASA Will Bring Mars Rocks -- and Air -- to Earth - CNET


8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Claire Reilly

In 2033, scientists hope to get their hands on the first pieces of Mars, collected by a rover and ferried back by a team of robots, helicopters and a rocket.

Since it landed on Mars in 2021, NASA's Perseverance Rover has been pottering around the red planet, doing what Dad does at Costco: quietly hoovering up samples. And just like Dad does with those tas… [+1662 chars]

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