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Double the fun: Mars scientists push NASA to send rock-harvesting rover to two sites

The US$2.4-billion mission aims to collect the first samples for return from the red planet.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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NASA’s next Mars rover — the first to gather rock samples meant to come back to Earth — should dream big and visit as many places on the red planet as possible, scientists concluded on 18 October.

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Nature 562, 468-469 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07064-y

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  • Update 23 October 2018: The number of scientists who voted on potential landing sites has been updated to reflect the latest information.

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