NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface
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NASA’s Perseverance rover deposited the first of several samples onto the Martian surface on
Dec. 21, 2022, the 653rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Once the Perseverance team confirmed the first sample tube was on the surface, they
positioned the WATSON camera located at the end of the rover’s robotic arm to peer beneath
the rover, checking to be sure that the tube hadn’t rolled into the path of the wheels. Read more

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