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[i]The first spacecraft would land in Jezero crater. There, a small rover would make its way to Perseverance and pick up the filled sampling tubes. The small rover would transfer those tubes to a "Mars ascent vehicle," which is essentially a small rocket with a container to carry the samples. The Mars ascent vehicle would then blast off from the surface and place the container into Martian orbit. The second spacecraft would then maneuver itself next to the sample container, pick it up and fly it back to Earth. It would plummet to the ground at high speed, likely landing in a military training ground in Utah... If all goes to schedule, the sample-return spacecraft will reach Mars in 2028. The small rover would do its work collecting and loading tubes during a season that is free of Martian dust storms and cold winter temperatures. After leaving Mars, the samples would land in Utah in September 2031.[/i]
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