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One small sample tube. Built on Earth by caring humans; filled on Mars by an inquisitive robot. Now it sits waiting for a potential pickup and return journey, not many years from now. #MarsSampleReturn

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface

Filled with rock, the sample tube will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that could be considered for a journey to Earth by the Mars Sample Return campaign.
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DescartesWalksIntoABar
DescartesWalksIntoABar
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That looks like a light saber. Am I the only one that sees that?
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Rusty Roj
Rusty Roj
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an elegant weapon from a more civilised age
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Steve
Steve
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whoever designed the tubes to look like lightsabers deserves a pay rise! 😀
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Devorppa
Devorppa
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serious question - what happens if it is buried by another global dust storm? Will the retrieval system be able to dig it out?
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Athanasius
Athanasius
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I have to wonder how covered in dust these sample tubes may be by the time the recovery attempts are made.

I'm not thinking 'oops, buried!', just "it's going to be difficult to find them again due to no longer having high contrast".
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Scorpio
Scorpio
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the first shot of a real life lightsabre. I love the pareidolia here.
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Atoz 🍁
Atoz 🍁
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You sure some Jedi didn't lose their lightsabre?
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Technophobe01
Technophobe01
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It it just me, or does this look like a dropped Star Wars Lightsaber? Chuckle.

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