The main mass of a rare meteorite observed in the skies over Carson City, Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe that exploded over California’s Sierra foothills in April 2012 will be preserved for current and future scientific discoveries, thanks to the collaborative efforts of five U.S. academic institutions.
NASA is launching two more small helicopters to Mars as part of its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. Under the plan announced in late July, NASA’s Perseverance rover will transport soil samples to a rocket.
As a backup of the trustworthy Perseverance Rover, NASA is launching 2 more helicopters in order to return samples and Martian rocks from Mars. The rover has already gathered 11 samples with more rock drilling planned.