The ESA and NASA Mars Sample Return (MSR) Campaign represents one of the most ambitious undertakings in planetary science. The analysis of contextualized samples could serve to provide profound insights about the formation, evolution, and habitability of Mars. The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has been assembling an outstanding set of samples for potential return by the MSR Program. After samples arrive on Earth, the initial phase of scientific research on the samples would be performed by the MSR Sample Receiving Project (SRP). While the delivery of samples to Earth could occur no earlier than the 2030s, it is critically important to plan and execute a variety of scientific activities in the immediate term. In 2021, ESA and NASA collaboratively commissioned a Joint Science Office (JSO) to plan and manage scientific precursor activities to maximize the impact, utility, and integrity of the eventual sample analyses. Here, we report recent progress on a selection of those efforts.


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    Title :

    Mars Sample Return Science Planning Updates


    Contributors:
    B. L. Carrier (author) / E. Sefton-Nash (author) / F. M. McCubbin (author) / F. Thiessen (author) / T. Haltigin (author) / B. L. Teece (author) / L. Hays (author) / G. Kminek (author)

    Publication date :

    2025


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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