Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. The news of an interplanetary scale comes after NASA believed it had captured its first sample with Perseverance last month, although further examination revealed that the sample tube was empty, puzzling the technicians and scientists involved in the project.
NASA has announced that the Perseverance rover succeeded in its second attempt at collecting rock samples on the red planet after an initial effort to collect samples proved unsuccessful.
According to CNET, ‘Percy,’ as the rover is often referred to by numerous followers of the mission’s Twitter page, overcame earlier sample-gathering issues on the 190th day of its mission. The collected sample from Mars’ surface is said to be just a little thicker than a pencil.
“NASA has a history of setting ambitious goals and then accomplishing them, reflecting our nation’s commitment to discovery and innovation,” according to NASA administrator Bill Nelson in an agency news release on the successful task. “This is a momentous achievement and I can’t wait to see the incredible discoveries produced by Perseverance and our team.”
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