Mars Sample Return - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
Mars Sample Return would be NASA’s most ambitious, multi-mission campaign that would bring carefully selected Martian samples to Earth for the first time.
potential Mars Sample Return (MSR) missions are expected to help scientists understand the detailed geological history of Mars, the evolution of its climate, and any hazards that could affect future human explorers. This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples of rocks and atmosphere
NASA, Partner Establish New Research Group for Mars Sample …
Jun 14, 2022 · NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), its partner in the Mars Sample Return Program, have established a new group of researchers to maximize the scientific potential of Mars rock and sediment samples that would be returned to Earth for in-depth analysis.
Mars Sample Return NASA has identifed the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) in west-central Utah as the proposed landing site for samples from the surface of Mars. These samples would be gathered by a Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign being planned jointly by NASA and UTTR emerged as the baseline choice for the
NASA, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission
Jul 21, 2022 · The Mars Sample Return campaign may revolutionize humanity’s understanding of Mars by returning scientifically selected samples for study using the most sophisticated instruments around the world.
Key NASA Scientist Previews Mars Sample Return Campaign
This effort is laying the groundwork for one of our most ambitious campaigns yet - the Mars Sample Return. An international collaboration with the European Space Agency, this proposed mission is being designed to transport up to 30 of those valuable samples from the Red Planet back to Earth for future analysis.
Meet the Mars Samples: Roubion (Sample 1) | Mars Video - NASA
Meet a Martian sample that has been collected and is awaiting return to Earth as part of the Mars Sample Return campaign. As of June 2023, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has collected and sealed 19 scientifically selected samples inside pristine tubes. The next stage is …
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) program being planned by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) would pick up the geologic and atmospheric samples being gathered by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover and return them to Earth in the early 2030s. The NASA-ESA team is working closely with each agency’s planetary protection
Mars Sample Return NASA has baselined the Department of the Air Force (DAF)-managed Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) in northwestern Utah as the proposed landing site for samples from the surface of Mars. These samples would be gathered by a Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign being planned jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
Image Gallery: Mars Sample Return - NASA Mars - NASA Mars …
Image gallery for the Mars Sample Return campaign, including artwork of mission concepts and graphics.