 {"id":322,"date":"2012-12-18T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/2012\/12\/18\/mars-sample-return-concepts-and-references\/"},"modified":"2016-10-31T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T11:17:36","slug":"mars-sample-return-concepts-and-references","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/2012\/12\/18\/mars-sample-return-concepts-and-references\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars Sample Return Concepts and References"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">(It may be important to note: sample return is not a necessary precursor to human exploration,<br \/>\nand, some robust sample return missions are proposed as follow-ups of on-going<br \/>\nhuman settlement.)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-o1aEonRG_E4\/UNCG8raFzII\/AAAAAAAAOa8\/rphQ_5XHllw\/s1600\/Mars_Exploration_Technology-fi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-o1aEonRG_E4\/UNCG8raFzII\/AAAAAAAAOa8\/rphQ_5XHllw\/s640\/Mars_Exploration_Technology-fi.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XDp3jkbrfeM\/UNCG98-XY7I\/AAAAAAAAObM\/5iYODLyl31o\/s1600\/abt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XDp3jkbrfeM\/UNCG98-XY7I\/AAAAAAAAObM\/5iYODLyl31o\/s640\/abt.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"618\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4MhL8E9jKqE\/UNCG_omzIeI\/AAAAAAAAObk\/KcivXYPUndo\/s1600\/cliff-scene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4MhL8E9jKqE\/UNCG_omzIeI\/AAAAAAAAObk\/KcivXYPUndo\/s640\/cliff-scene.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jwb5Al8mdP0\/UNCHAmaBy8I\/AAAAAAAAObs\/Gf99e71mFr0\/s1600\/esa-exomars-nasa-project-mars-in-2017-1217.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jwb5Al8mdP0\/UNCHAmaBy8I\/AAAAAAAAObs\/Gf99e71mFr0\/s640\/esa-exomars-nasa-project-mars-in-2017-1217.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VVazwSo60XQ\/UNCHCAp_cXI\/AAAAAAAAOcE\/T7sgWAsRwf0\/s1600\/mars-one.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VVazwSo60XQ\/UNCHCAp_cXI\/AAAAAAAAOcE\/T7sgWAsRwf0\/s640\/mars-one.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qb4ckXz67mQ\/UNCHF6JJVWI\/AAAAAAAAOcs\/GwSSbEBgUfU\/s1600\/mars-sample-return.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qb4ckXz67mQ\/UNCHF6JJVWI\/AAAAAAAAOcs\/GwSSbEBgUfU\/s640\/mars-sample-return.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lz_cEPY9sXI\/UNCHGvuo29I\/AAAAAAAAOc0\/ZGzLz5plF2w\/s1600\/mars-takeoff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lz_cEPY9sXI\/UNCHGvuo29I\/AAAAAAAAOc0\/ZGzLz5plF2w\/s640\/mars-takeoff.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PWjm2KuaxHQ\/UNCHH4z4tiI\/AAAAAAAAOdE\/N_To5LuonkQ\/s1600\/msr2003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PWjm2KuaxHQ\/UNCHH4z4tiI\/AAAAAAAAOdE\/N_To5LuonkQ\/s640\/msr2003.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"592\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6mWJiAtB1w\/UNCG-YA7EQI\/AAAAAAAAObU\/8rGyex_xrSs\/s1600\/abu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6mWJiAtB1w\/UNCG-YA7EQI\/AAAAAAAAObU\/8rGyex_xrSs\/s640\/abu.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ncwmOCwtIRE\/UNCG1JKPosI\/AAAAAAAAOaM\/MoPgiwQwPBo\/s1600\/ESA_NASA_D_v2_H-610x513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ncwmOCwtIRE\/UNCG1JKPosI\/AAAAAAAAOaM\/MoPgiwQwPBo\/s640\/ESA_NASA_D_v2_H-610x513.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"538\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ePc0pUAZy4o\/UNCG1txKwUI\/AAAAAAAAOaU\/sNbAnislUSE\/s1600\/GSFC-image1_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ePc0pUAZy4o\/UNCG1txKwUI\/AAAAAAAAOaU\/sNbAnislUSE\/s640\/GSFC-image1_large.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l1GHjbuuXo8\/UNCG5Hw7GdI\/AAAAAAAAOa0\/mWObodCceoc\/s1600\/MSR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l1GHjbuuXo8\/UNCG5Hw7GdI\/AAAAAAAAOa0\/mWObodCceoc\/s640\/MSR.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xIFBTGuGCRY\/UNCG9W9OAzI\/AAAAAAAAObE\/Ppu4qtqYLcE\/s1600\/_41012413_samplereturn_esa_203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xIFBTGuGCRY\/UNCG9W9OAzI\/AAAAAAAAObE\/Ppu4qtqYLcE\/s640\/_41012413_samplereturn_esa_203.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZUOSqJXIUI\/UNCHHtsrkSI\/AAAAAAAAOc8\/f588DjuITcY\/s1600\/mars_sample_return.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jZUOSqJXIUI\/UNCHHtsrkSI\/AAAAAAAAOc8\/f588DjuITcY\/s640\/mars_sample_return.jpg\" width=\"616\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cXX37BNIV0g\/UNCG-_lMOcI\/AAAAAAAAObc\/8sA6BSd_3i0\/s1600\/bb137e4442603780d9c55f1239fd8c0e1-412x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cXX37BNIV0g\/UNCG-_lMOcI\/AAAAAAAAObc\/8sA6BSd_3i0\/s640\/bb137e4442603780d9c55f1239fd8c0e1-412x500.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-c3X6NoPXHms\/UNCHEnaTpII\/AAAAAAAAOcc\/MHUPqPuAPrA\/s1600\/mars-sample-return-space-art-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-c3X6NoPXHms\/UNCHEnaTpII\/AAAAAAAAOcc\/MHUPqPuAPrA\/s640\/mars-sample-return-space-art-1.jpg\" width=\"506\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGorgeous 2020 MSR Concept by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourth-millennium.net\/mission-artwork\/mission-index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Corby Waste for NASA JPL<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-14tzgY8Dbkk\/UNCVUP0lb3I\/AAAAAAAAOdo\/Xb2P84CQsQc\/s1600\/mars-sample-return-aeroshell-approach-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-14tzgY8Dbkk\/UNCVUP0lb3I\/AAAAAAAAOdo\/Xb2P84CQsQc\/s640\/mars-sample-return-aeroshell-approach-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hySyIViGpBs\/UNCVS_qYw6I\/AAAAAAAAOdg\/R7jkER2JtkE\/s1600\/mars-sample-return-lander-descent-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hySyIViGpBs\/UNCVS_qYw6I\/AAAAAAAAOdg\/R7jkER2JtkE\/s640\/mars-sample-return-lander-descent-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"536\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P3eZYTPabbI\/UNCHEH8tpqI\/AAAAAAAAOcU\/HMnUDMMoZoE\/s1600\/mars-sample-return-MAV-undeployed-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P3eZYTPabbI\/UNCHEH8tpqI\/AAAAAAAAOcU\/HMnUDMMoZoE\/s640\/mars-sample-return-MAV-undeployed-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"528\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3EwzZkRyB7w\/UNCG3gFGKvI\/AAAAAAAAOak\/xcpidjpvzCQ\/s1600\/MAV-takes-off.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3EwzZkRyB7w\/UNCG3gFGKvI\/AAAAAAAAOak\/xcpidjpvzCQ\/s640\/MAV-takes-off.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"528\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ft6mldoZIOM\/UNCVcVO5MNI\/AAAAAAAAOdw\/7lwgLVknZxY\/s1600\/mars-sample-return-orbiter-capturing-orbiting-sample-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ft6mldoZIOM\/UNCVcVO5MNI\/AAAAAAAAOdw\/7lwgLVknZxY\/s640\/mars-sample-return-orbiter-capturing-orbiting-sample-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"508\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o-MQL5905zg\/UNCVdC6PR7I\/AAAAAAAAOd4\/XLOo_xL1Dso\/s1600\/mars-sample-return-orbiter-earth-entry-vehicle-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o-MQL5905zg\/UNCVdC6PR7I\/AAAAAAAAOd4\/XLOo_xL1Dso\/s640\/mars-sample-return-orbiter-earth-entry-vehicle-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Earlier MSR Concepts also by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourth-millennium.net\/mission-artwork\/mission-index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Corby Waste for NASA JPL<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iNmM_T__2dQ\/UNCWn_qY4MI\/AAAAAAAAOe8\/PLvgOeJa_10\/s1600\/MSR-orbiter-and-lander-descent.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iNmM_T__2dQ\/UNCWn_qY4MI\/AAAAAAAAOe8\/PLvgOeJa_10\/s640\/MSR-orbiter-and-lander-descent.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tg235Otvp5M\/UNCWnu2xEwI\/AAAAAAAAOe0\/flozk5-bWEg\/s1600\/MSR-EDL-sequence-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tg235Otvp5M\/UNCWnu2xEwI\/AAAAAAAAOe0\/flozk5-bWEg\/s640\/MSR-EDL-sequence-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tQEZvJbCGEM\/UNCHBFIafrI\/AAAAAAAAObw\/3cG_Oju4pLg\/s1600\/image001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tQEZvJbCGEM\/UNCHBFIafrI\/AAAAAAAAObw\/3cG_Oju4pLg\/s640\/image001.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l_mqB1dss2A\/UNCXqoWMzSI\/AAAAAAAAOfE\/UdFMihBggL4\/s1600\/MSR-MAV-launch.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l_mqB1dss2A\/UNCXqoWMzSI\/AAAAAAAAOfE\/UdFMihBggL4\/s640\/MSR-MAV-launch.JPG\" width=\"560\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-f97FGV5Jpvw\/UNCXrSO1nlI\/AAAAAAAAOfM\/ZQWIW6dL8Zw\/s1600\/OS-retrieval-scene-sm.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-f97FGV5Jpvw\/UNCXrSO1nlI\/AAAAAAAAOfM\/ZQWIW6dL8Zw\/s640\/OS-retrieval-scene-sm.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Even Earlier Concepts by\u00a0<a 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some robust sample return missions are proposed as follow-ups of on-going human settlement.) Gorgeous 2020 MSR Concept by Corby Waste for NASA JPL Earlier MSR Concepts also by\u00a0Corby Waste for NASA JPL Even Earlier Concepts by\u00a0Corby Waste for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,10,48,121,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corby-waste","category-digital-art","category-mission-plans","category-sample-return","category-vehicles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5569,"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions\/5569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}