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Mars Sample Return Program

Planned NASA-ESA multi-mission campaign to collect, cache, retrieve, launch, capture, contain, and return carefully selected Martian rock, regolith, and atmospheric samples to Earth for detailed laboratory analysis and astrobiological, geological, and planetary science.

Mars Sample Return Program
NASA/JPL-Caltech, Mars Sample Return Concept Illustration · NASA/JPL-Caltech image credited on NASA Science’s Mars Sample Return resource page. NASA media may generally be reused for factual, educational, and informational purposes with credit under NASA media guidelines; NASA/JPL/Caltech names and logos remain protected, and no endorsement is implied. · Source

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Aliases
Mars Sample ReturnMSRMars Sample Return Campaign
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Mars Sample Return Program
Status
planned
Types
scienceresearchdevelopmentexploration

Details

Description
Planned NASA-ESA multi-mission campaign to collect, cache, retrieve, launch, capture, contain, and return carefully selected Martian rock, regolith, and atmospheric samples to Earth for detailed laboratory analysis and astrobiological, geological, and planetary science.
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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 10:04:52 UTC
Updated Time
August 23, 2026 at 00:56:24 UTC
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Official Urls
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-sample-return/https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-sample-return/science/https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-sample-return/mission-concept/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-sample-return-msr/