On the surface of Mars, rovers are equipped with special drills to collect rock and soil samples. By drilling into the planet’s crust, they search for minerals, traces of water, and even signs of ancient life. Each tiny hole in the Martian ground holds big clues about how the Red Planet once looked and whether it was ever capable of supporting life. Millions of kilometres away, these drills are rewriting our knowledge of the universe. 🔴✨ #space #SpaceX #NASA #fblifestyle | Space Journey

This is drilling by the Mars rover on the surface of Mars, right beside some amazing rock formations.The rover drills into these rocks to collect samples that may hold clues about Mars’ past including water, minerals, and even signs of ancient life.The unique rock shapes around the drill site show how wind, dust, and volcanic activity shaped the planet over millions of years. Every hole the rover makes brings us one step closer to understanding the Red Planet’s hidden history. 🔴🤖✨ #space #spac

JAXA's upcoming Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft will launch in 2024 on a mission to study Mars' two moons and return samples of Phobos to Earth. One of MMX's two sample collection devices is PlanetVac, a technology Planetary Society supporters around the world helped enable by funding tests in 2013 and 2018. This computer animation shows the steps MMX will take to get to Mars and back. What questions do you have about Mars' moons? Here's your guide to MMX: planetary.org/space-missions