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NASA collects ancient rocks ahead of space mission to Mars

2023-07-28 16:28:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

NASA collects ancient rocks ahead of space mission to Mars

NASA scientists are collecting ancient rocks from Rum Island because they are very similar to rocks on Mars.

The Rum rocks will be used to practice testing methods before a space mission returns with samples from the red planet.

NASA's Perseverance Rover is collecting rocks from a crater on Mars that will be brought back to Earth in 2033.

Martian rocks may reveal clues about how the planet evolved, writes the BBC.

For the past week, scientists have been collecting rocks from the NatureScot National Nature Reserve (NNR) as part of a joint NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) campaign to return samples to Mars.

Some of the igneous rocks of Rum have a very similar mineral and chemical content to those found in the Séítah Formation within the Jezero crater on Mars.

Scientists will study them to understand which testing and analysis methods will work best when the Martian rocks are brought back to Earth.

Martian rocks will be the first samples brought to Earth from another world./ CNA.al





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