Sentences with phrase «martian rock samples»
Perhaps even more excitingly, Mars 2020 will also be equipped with a new instrument that can convert the carbon dioxide in Mars» atmosphere into oxygen — this is of utmost importance if humanity ever colonizes Mars — and another instrument that will gather and store Martian rock samples for eventual return to Earth.
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The vehicle would release a container of rock samples into Martian orbit for collection via spacecraft.
Alan Stern, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, warned in July that at least one of the future Mars probes may have to be scrapped to free up funding for a much costlier mission, tentatively scheduled for the 2018 — 2020 period, that would collect samples of Martian rock and bring them to Earth.
Phobos - Grunt, launched on November 9, was designed to bring back rock and soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos.
He is currently studying both modern and ancient rocks and minerals, as well as samples of Martian meteors, for evidence of nanobes.