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NASA’s plans to get Mars rocks delivered to the Utah desert are changing

The first phase of Mars Sample Return is already underway.

(NASA/JPL-Caltech | MSSS via The New York Times) In an image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, a selfie taken by the Perseverance rover at a "depot" for Martian soil samples in the Jezero Crater on Jan. 22, 2023. The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

(NASA/JPL-Caltech | MSSS via The New York Times) In an image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, a selfie taken by the Perseverance rover at a "depot" for Martian soil samples in the Jezero Crater on Jan. 22, 2023. The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

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By Kenneth Chang | The New York Times