Mars sample return mission. Artwork of a spacecraft returning a sample to Earth (right) from Mars (small sphere at left) as part of the proposed Mars

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Mars sample return mission. Artwork of a spacecraft returning a sample to Earth (right) from Mars (small sphere at left) as part of the proposed Mars sample return mission. The Earth entry vehicle (silver, at right) has been jettisoned from the main spacecraft. NASA and the European Space Agency are collaborating on proposals for a mission to gather samples of Martian rocks and bring them to Earth after 2020.

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Photo credit: © NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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