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Mars Exploration Program is one of the programs by NASA to find out the number of things on Mars including its condition and rock composition. Perseverance Rover has been collecting samples since it was launched to test the potential of life on Mars. If we talk about the sample by type that is collected by Perseverance Rover it’s 6%atmospheric,83%rock core,11%regolith. The NASA website has 18 samples that are collected from MARS and are listed on the website with the location.

The first sample is Roubion, which is an atmospheric type. It was collected on Aug 26, 2021.

The second sample is Montdenier whose feature name is Rochette and the sample type is Rock core. It was sealed on Sept 6,201. It’s an igneous type of rock whose height is 5.98 cm.

The third sample is Montagna whose feature name is Rochette and the sample type is Rock core. It was sealed on 8th September 2021 and it is an igneous kind of rock that is 6.14cm high.

Rest of the 15 samples you can find out on this website.

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples/

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