Illustration of Launching Samples Home from Mars
One crucial step in NASA Mars sample return mission would be to launch the collected sample away from the surface of Mars. This artist concept depicts a Mars ascent vehicle for starting a sample of Mars rocks on their trip to Earth.
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NASA ID
PIA07187
Date Created
January 3, 2005
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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