Someone understood the assignment. 🤓 It's official: @NASAPersevere has dropped the final tube for the #MarsSampleReturn depot! Ten samples have been deposited on the Martian surface and could be returned to Earth for in-depth analysis in the future. go.nasa.gov/3WPS5pB
These samples, known as the "sample depot," will serve as a backup set while others remain inside the rover, which would be the primary means to hand off samples to a Sample Retrieval Lander as part of the #MarsSampleReturn campaign.
@NASAJPL @NASAPersevere @NASAMars What are the chances of these getting somewhat buried and hard to collect once the time comes?
@NASAJPL @NASAPersevere @NASAMars No offense, but you won't have to try that hard if you open up about past and current red scares targeting you-know-who. Then you can focus on science with no guilty conscience. I'm happy about Perseverance, but not as happy as I could be.
@NASAJPL @NASAPersevere @NASAMars I went to the JPL open house in 2019, and spoke to the engineers who designed the collection system. It’s amazing to see it all come together! The whole team should be very proud.