Mars 2020 Rover May Drop Samples For Later Pickup

NASA plans to leave rock-core and soil-sample packages exposed on the surface behind its Mars 2020 rover as it moves from site to site, instead of storing them inside the rover for a single pickup. Science planners believe that would increase the chances another surface vehicle eventually will be...

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