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That seems highly unlikely to ever happen unfortunately. Any mission able to land and take off from the surface of Mars for a return trip is likely going to be
by sthnblllII 5y ago
That seems highly unlikely to ever happen unfortunately. Any mission able to land and take off from the surface of Mars for a return trip is likely going to be able to take its own soil samples
- heavyset_go 5y agoA later mission doesn't have to focus resources on scouting sites of potential interest, drilling, testing, analysis and sample storage. It can focus on picking up its cargo and getting back to Earth, which would be an amazing feat by itself.
- sthnblllII 5y agoThats a good point. I hope that would be enough to get funding. It was certainly a good idea to collect the samples even if they dont make it back to Earth anytime soon.