{"id":15944,"date":"2018-05-01T18:47:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T22:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15944"},"modified":"2018-05-01T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T15:20:57","slug":"mars-update-on-the-rovers-a-sample-return-mission-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15944","title":{"rendered":"Mars: Update on the rovers + A sample return mission overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out Bob Zimmerman&#8217;s latest update on what the <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.jpl.nasa.gov\/msl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curiosity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/mer\/\" target=\"_d\">Opportunity<\/a>\u00a0rovers on Mars have been up to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/essays-and-commentaries\/mars-rover-update-april-27-2018\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mars rover update: April 27, 2018 | Behind The Black<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Curiosity\u2019s exploration of Vera Rubin Ridge is extended, while an attempt by Opportunity to climb back up Perseverance Valley to reach an interesting rock outcrop fails.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Here is an overview of NASA JPL&#8217;s goal of one day bringing back a sample of Martian soil to earth:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ie3-UwPLUho?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out Bob Zimmerman&#8217;s latest update on what the Curiosity and Opportunity\u00a0rovers on Mars have been up to:\u00a0Mars rover update: April 27, 2018 | Behind The Black Curiosity\u2019s exploration of Vera Rubin Ridge is extended, while an attempt by Opportunity to climb back up Perseverance Valley to reach an interesting rock outcrop fails. === Here &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15944\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mars: Update on the rovers + A sample return mission overview<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,13,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mars","category-space-science","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-49a","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16074,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16074","url_meta":{"origin":15944,"position":0},"title":"Video: Mars reports","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a report from NASA JPL on what's been happening on Mars: https:\/\/youtu.be\/OFWS1Dh6H_4 Bob Zimmerman is keeping track of where the Mars rovers are roving: Mars rover update: May 23, 2018 | Behind The Black Mars rover update: May 15, 2017 | Behind The Black As noted in these reports,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mars&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PIA22325_hires1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15921,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15921","url_meta":{"origin":15944,"position":1},"title":"Videos: Mars sample return mission + &#8220;Revving up for Future Exploration of the Red Planet&#8221;","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a new video from NASA JPL about a plan to return a sample of Martian soil to the earth: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ie3-UwPLUho And here is a video of a recent public lecture at the SETI Institute giving an overview of Mars research plans: Three SETI Institute planetary scientists who have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mars&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ie3-UwPLUho\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14532,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14532","url_meta":{"origin":15944,"position":2},"title":"The latest on the Mars rovers","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Bob Zimmerman has \u00a0posted an interesting update on what's been happening recently with the Opportunity and Curiosity rovers on Mars:\u00a0Mars rover update: June 23, 2017 | Behind The Black. 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