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How NASA plans to return Martian sample to Earth
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and last updated 2021-02-17 19:14:03-05
As NASA is set to land the Perseverance rover on Mars on Thursday, part of the roverâs mission is to take a sample of Martian soil and return it to Earth someday.
While samples of the Moon have been returned to Earth, a sample of Mars has never been returned.
The rover will land on Mars around 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The landing can be viewed on
Returning a sample to Earth could help scientists better determine if life once existed on the red planet.