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S89-36210 --- Using an aerobraking technique, the one of the two lander transport vehicles slows down and glides into Mars's orbit. One vehicle will carry a surface rover and lander, while the other will the ascent vehicle and lander. A number of concepts are under study for a Mars sample return mission.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 01/04/2006
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