NASA = NASA announced on the 6th that the Mars rover "Perseverance" has succeeded in sampling rocks for the first time.
The collected samples are planned to be brought back to Earth by a spacecraft scheduled to be sent to Mars in the future.
NASA's Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February, is equipped with equipment such as drills for collecting samples of rocks on Mars.
The first sampling last month failed because the rock did not fit into the storage tube, but on the 1st of this month, it was confirmed that the rock was pierced by a second sampling. rice field.
NASA, which was analyzing data from the rover, announced on the 6th that it was confirmed that a rock sample had entered the tube, and released the image.
According to NASA, the collected rocks are a little thicker than pencils and are planned to be brought back to Earth by NASA and ESA = the European Space Agency's spacecraft to send to Mars in the future.
It will be the first time in the history of Mars exploration if rocks can be brought back to Earth.
The main purpose of "Perseverance" is to look for traces of life on Mars at the site "Jezero Crater", which was once thought to be a lake. It is hoped that if we can analyze it, we will be able to obtain clues.