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S94-44357 (February 1995) --- (Artist's concept of possible exploration programs.) After manufacturing its own propellants using Mars' thin, carbon-dioxide atmosphere as feed stock, a small ascent vehicle lifts off from the surface to begin its journey home. This spacecraft is returning rock and soil samples that were collected and stored inside by two micro-rovers during a 500-day surface stay. Artwork done for NASA by Pat Rawlings, of SAIC.

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