NASA’s Perseverance rover finally scooped up a piece of Mars
Published Date: 9/2/2021
Source: technologyreview.com
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully gathered a bit of rock and soil from Mars, which marks the first time a sample has ever been recovered on the planet. What happened: The rover drilled into a boulder called Rochette near Jezero Crater, successfully cutting out a finger-size core of rock and placing it in a titanium…