NASA official video interpretation: how rock samples collected on Mars are transported back to Earth

CTOnews.com, Nov. 19 (Xinhua)-- NASA's perseverance is currently on various scientific missions on Mars and has collected many rock samples from Mars. Based on these rock samples, scientists on Earth will conduct a more in-depth study of the red planet and get more historical information.

NASA released a new video today detailing how the collected rock samples are transported back to Earth. According to the video, NASA will send another spacecraft dedicated to sample collection, which will make a rendezvous with the Martian surface and perseverance, and then return to Earth with the rock samples.

CTOnews.com learned that after handing over with perseverance, the rock samples would be loaded into the spacecraft and re-entered Mars orbit, rendezvous with a large spacecraft in orbit, and then begin to return to Earth. The successful return of Mars samples is essential to continue to explore and dissect the vast amount of information and discoveries we have made on this planet.