Mars Sample Return: Challenges and Advances in Planning for the First Samples from Another Planet
Mars Sample Return: Challenges and Advances in Planning for the First Samples from Another Planet
Session ID#: 122322
Session Description:
Mars Sample Return (MSR) has long been a high priority for the international planetary science community. The Perseverance rover is currently at work exploring the Jezero Crater region of Mars with the goal of assembling a set of scientifically compelling samples from geologically diverse areas. Beginning in 2018, NASA and ESA have been working jointly on planning to achieve Mars Sample Return with the current goal of delivering the samples to Earth as early as 2031. This session will include posters that address topics such as the science that could be achieved with the samples collected by Perseverance importance of MSR, how the science benefits will be shared across the science community, engineering and planetary protection planning status updates, recommendations for the Sample Receiving Facility (SRF), planning for sample analyses, and public engagement and outreach strategies.
Index Terms:
5499 General or miscellaneous [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6225 Mars [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Brandi L Carrier, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Conveners: Gerhard Kminek, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Michael A Meyer, NASA HQ, Washington, DC, United States, David W Beaty, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Tim Haltigin, Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, QC, Canada
Primary Liaison: Brandi L Carrier, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
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