Mars Videos & Animations
Testing Mars Sample Return: As the Mars Perseverance rover collects rock samples on the Red Planet, engineers are hard at work on the spacecraft that would bring the samples to Earth. See the latest developments in the Mars Sample Return campaign, an international effort to bring samples to Earth for detailed study.
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The first leg of Mars Sample Return is underway, as the Perseverance rover collects rock cores and other Mars samples at its landing site, Jezero C...
Testing Mars Sample Return: Testing the Landing Gear for All ScenariosTesting Mars Sample Return: Testing the Landing Gear for All Scenarios
August 10, 2023
The first leg of Mars Sample Return is underway, as the Perseverance rover collects rock cores and other Mars samples at its landing site, Jezero Crater. Meanwhile on Earth, mission teams are optimizing the designs of the follow-on spacecraft that...
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The first leg of Mars Sample Return is underway, as Perseverance collects rock cores and other Mars samples at its landing site, Jezero Crater. Mea...
Testing Mars Sample Return: Finding the Right Footpad Size for the Sample Retrieval LanderTesting Mars Sample Return: Finding the Right Footpad Size for the Sample Retrieval Lander
August 10, 2023
The first leg of Mars Sample Return is underway, as Perseverance collects rock cores and other Mars samples at its landing site, Jezero Crater. Meanwhile on Earth, mission teams are optimizing the designs of the follow-on spacecraft that would ret...
