An important intermediate step in the path to human exploration of Mars is the accomplishment of a mission which lands an unmanned rover on the Martian surface, selects and collects various samples of the terrain and atmosphere, and returns them to earth for analysis. Such a mission is being developed under the management of NASA's JPL and the Johnson Space Center. The concepts for a wide range of rover capabilities are studied and an assessment of the driving technological developments required to implement these capabilities is made.


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    Title :

    Mars rover sample return missions


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    Publication date :

    1988-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English