Newest Mars rover of the American Space Agency, NASA has successfully collected the first rock sample for return to the Earth.
NASA’s Mars Rover collected its First Rock Sample
Rock sample was termed as the perfect core sample by the Perseverance rover’s chief engineer, Adam Steltzner.
In earlier attempt, Perseverance drilled into much softer rock to crumble the sample, but it didn’t get inside the titanium tube. Then the rover drove a half-mile for a better sampling spot to drill again.Perseverance arrived at the Jezero Crater of Mars in February 2021.
The Jezero Crater is believed to be the home of a lush lake-bed and river delta billions of years ago. Thus, this mission was launched in search of rocks that could reveal about ancient life. NASA has planned to launch more spacecraft to get samples collected by Perseverance.
