Only two days after successfully obtaining a sample of his first Mars Rock for storage in titanium tubes, NASA was collected and stored a second sample – and scouted for the perfect place to drill the third core. The space agency has named these two first samples “Montdenier” and “Montagnac,” and they have revealed some details about the planet Mars.
Perseverance is equipped with a system that allows it to drill rock samples such as pencils from the surface of Mars, then deposit and close them in small titanium tubes. This tube will be placed in various places on Mars for a common mission in the future between NASA and ESA to be taken. The aim is to study rock samples on earth.
After the first attempt failed, NASA collected his first rock sample on September 6 – and, in today’s announcement, it was revealed that the second sample was collected on September 8 at this time, it seems that the third collection of samples will take place in a region called South Séítah, which is located About 200 meters from where Suppover Rover is currently located.
While the first two samples of rocks are likely to be part of the youngest layer of the Jezero crater, the location of South Séíah is likely to give the core of older stones, offering a broader researcher of understanding about landscapes and planetary geological timelines. However, the third billing effort is likely not to occur for a while.
In early October, NASA planned to bring Mars Rovers to stand-down mode for several weeks when the red planet underwent solar conjunctions. This is a security measure that will help protect Rovers. NASA said that the possibility would not move Rover to the third target and collect samples until after this downtime period ended.