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China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to drill two meters into Mars, return 500 grams of rock by 2031, and beat NASA and ESA to the first samples from another planet


A Nature Astronomy study by Tianwen-3 mission scientists outlines China's plan to launch a Mars sample-return mission around 2028, collect at least 500 grams

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