Maxar Technologies : Robotic Arm Stores Rocks on Mars for Future Analysis

Published: 2021-10-22 11:04:15 ET MAXR

"Could life exist on Mars?"

The answer may be in the Martian dirt.

Last month, Maxar's Sample Handling Assembly (SHA) robotic arm successfully stored the first rock sample on Mars, sealing it inside an airtight tube for retrieval in the future. A vital component of NASA's Perseverance rover, the sample caching system will enable the future Mars Sample Return program to bring the rock specimens back to Earth. These samples are key to our understanding of the red planet, as astrobiologists search for signs of microscopic life.

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