I’ve got over a dozen rock cores on board, with many more samples to come. Meanwhile, @[email protected] and @ESA are preparing the extraction team. Check out the bold plan that would bring these samples safely back to Earth in the early 2030s.

http://mars.nasa.gov/msr

Mars Sample Return - NASA

NASA and ESA are working to plan ways to bring the first samples of Mars rocks and soil back to Earth for detailed study.

@nasa_perseverance That would take some very high precision tech. And committed funding.