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PIA25076: Mars Ascent Vehicle (Illustration)
 Mission:  Mars Sample Return (MSR) 
 Product Size:  1280 x 720 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  NASA
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA25076.tif (2.205 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA25076.jpg (84.6 kB)

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This illustration shows NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) in powered flight. The MAV will carry tubes containing Martian rock and soil samples into orbit around Mars, where ESA's Earth Return Orbiter spacecraft will enclose them in a highly secure containment capsule and deliver them to Earth.

Image Credit:
NASA

Image Addition Date:
2022-03-08