The Eaton Fire forced the evacuation of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, temporarily pausing missions that guide the Perseverance Rover on Mars. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen has the details.
A European service vehicle would help return the cigar-sized samples. The second option uses new commercial capabilities to deliver the lander payload to the surface of Mars. Read: Wekiva Island hosts ...
A Mars rover descends to the surface of the planet with the help of the sky crane system. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration For both new approaches, the mission’s landing system would ...
The rover will be capable of drilling down into the surface of Mars and collecting rocks at a depth of 6.6 feet (2 meters), which it will then analyze in an onboard laboratory, according to ESA.