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Perseverance rover seals new Martian rock core sample

Original: Yes, the core was inside that drill bit, and it is now inside a sample tube waiting to be sealed and stored. It's been a

NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully drilled and acquired a new rock core sample on Mars, confirming the core was captured inside the drill bit and is now sealed in a sample tube awaiting storage. It is the rover's first successful sample acquisition in some time, with new CACHECAM imagery documenting the collected material.

Why now: The Perseverance team confirmed a successful sample acquisition after a long gap, a milestone for the Mars sample-return mission.

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• Yes, the core was inside that drill bit, and it is now inside a sample tube waiting to be sealed and stored. It's been a long time since a sample was successfully acquired by # Perseverance . Processed, cropped CACHECAM looking down (NaN°) from RMC 92.0000 Sol 2018, LMST:… · 65dBnoise · 12

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