Scientists hope that Perseverance has successfully stored a crucial sample from the hole that will allow them to study potential for past life.
In a blog post ahead of the sample collection, Louise Jandura, chief engineer for sampling at NASA, said she had been thinking about this moment for nearly eight years.
If all goes to plan, the sample collected from the drill hole will be enclosed in a hermetically sealed tube. NASA expects to provide an update on the sample later on Friday afternoon.potential for past lifeResearchers have been working towards collecting Mars samples for decades, Bobby Braun, director for planetary science at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, wrote in a NASA article on Thursday.
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