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Gravel Sample Entering Machine Causes Problems in the Space Rover Mars Perseverance Robot

Tribunnews.com Reporter, Namira Yunia Lestanti

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Rover’s success NASA Perseverance in collecting rock samples or what is often called Coring Bit Dropoff during the exploration of Mars successfully made the name Perseverance set a new record in history.

However, at the end of December last year, it was reported that Perseverance was having problems because the stone samples that had been collected were lodged in the body of the machine.

After experiencing several trials, finally the stone can be removed from the machine and Perseverance is ready to carry out the rover’s follow-up mission. The news was delivered directly by NASA.

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Unfortunately, not long ago it happened again. This happened while Perseverance was on a mission to collect a seventh stone sample.

The rock sample that has been drilled should have entered the tube instead of entering and sticking in the carousel, this can happen because the sensor detects an unusual problem.

As a result, the NASA Perseverance Rover is now disrupted. Until now the team is carrying out recovery steps. Through a camera mounted on the robot’s body, it is known that two pebbles have been successfully removed by simply turning the carousel or container. But other pebbles are still left under the carousel.

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So far NASA stated that no serious problems had been caused. But it is now planning to completely remove the stone in the Perseverance machine.

So that in the future Rover NASA Perseverance can return to operations and explore craters to collect rock on Mars.

“The team is still reviewing the data and discussing next steps,” closed Rick Welch, as Deputy Project Manager, when met at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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