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Description: Sample return concept - Mission Summary http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/details.php?id=5922 Acronym:MSR Type:Lander/Rover Status:Proposed Launch Date:To be determined Target:Mars Destination:Mars Mars Sample Return is a proposed mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth. The mission would use robotic systems and a Mars ascent rocket to collect and send samples of Martian rocks, soils and atmosphere to Earth for detailed chemical and physical analysis.Mission Summary

Mars Sample Return is a proposed mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth. The mission would use robotic systems and a Mars ascent rocket to collect and send samples of Martian rocks, soils and atmosphere to Earth for detailed chemical and physical analysis.
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