NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample Posted on 2021/09/10 by Carl Robitaille NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample It’s official: I’ve now captured, sealed, and stored the first core sample ever drilled on another planet, in a quest to return samples to Earth. It’s the first in a one-of-a-kind Martian rock collection. #SamplingMars Read more: https://t.co/bs4Hd4Fzyw pic.twitter.com/2jwF7cOcMZ— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) September 6, 2021