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NASA collects Mars rock samples in historic first for Perseverance rover

3 min read Robert Lee Hotz 11 Sep 2021, 12:00 PM IST

Pencil-sized samples were placed in airtight tubes and will eventually be brought back to Earth for analysis

In image released by NASA and taken by Perseverance rover on 7 Sept, 2021, two holes where the rover's drill obtained chalk-size samples from rock nicknamed 'Rochette' (Photo: AFP) — In image released by NASA and taken by Perseverance rover on 7 Sept, 2021, two holes where the rover's drill obtained chalk-size samples from rock nicknamed 'Rochette' **(Photo: AFP)**

NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully collected two samples of Martian rock and sealed them in airtight titanium tubes for eventual return to Earth.

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NASA collects Mars rock samples in historic first for Perseverance rover

Pencil-sized samples were placed in airtight tubes and will eventually be brought back to Earth for analysis

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