NASA | The rover on Mars will take the first sample: "We are on the threshold of a new era of planetary science and discovery"
NASA is making final preparations for the Perseverance Mars rover to assemble its first sample of rock from Mars, which future missions will take to Earth. The six-wheeled geologist is looking for a scientifically interesting target in the part of the "Jezero" crater. This important mission is expected to begin in the next two weeks. Rover…