NASA will create the first in the history of mankind extraterrestrial storage of soil samples

Despite the fact that no man will set foot on the surface of Mars for at least two decades, this is

does not prevent scientists from building the first extraterrestrial storage facility in history.

What is known

The National Aeronautics and Airspace Administration (NASA) wants to build a repository of Martian soil samples on the Red Planet. Moreover, its creation will take only 30 days.

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The role of an extraterrestrial builder will be tried on by a roverPerseverance, which has been roaming the Jezero crater since 2021. NASA wants to move all collected samples to one place in order to avoid unpleasant incidents when sending to Earth.

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Perseverance will install 10 containers in storage.As part of each mission, he obtains two samples. The rover will send backup capsules to storage. The second copy will remain on board the rover. In total, Perseverance collected 18 samples from nine plots. Delivery is expected next year.

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The storage facility will be built on a site thatcalled Three Forks. It is devoid of a large number of stones, which will make it easier for aircraft like the Ingenuity unmanned helicopter to take off. The containers will be located at a distance of 5-15 meters from each other so that they can be conveniently picked up.