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Doubling up! I’ve taken a second sample of loose material from this sandy ripple. #SamplingMars this way adds a new dimension to my other rock cores. See why both engineers and scientists could learn a lot from this material: http://go.nasa.gov/3iJ9iCy
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars

The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand the Red Planet and engineers prepare for future missions there.
NASA Mars Exploration
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podfeet
podfeet
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my heart literally sped up thinking about the sample recovery mission. Can you even imagine the excitement if we find ancient microbial life? What if it’s different from Earth’s? What if it’s the SAME???
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TomAschenbach
TomAschenbach
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yay! I was wondering if you were able to do this.

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