NASA | Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Trailer

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Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) is a suite of instruments developed for use on the Mars Science Laboratory. By looking for evidence of water, carbon, and other important building blocks of life in the Mars soil and atmosphere, this suite will help answer one of humankind's biggest questions about the planet: did it ever support life? SAM was designed and built in an international collaboration between Goddard Space Flight Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Paris, and Honeybee Robotics.

For more info:
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010200/a010206/index.html

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[neoaddict222]

omgsh exciting :)

[ALaudun]

Too short.

[DDRpwnerer]

Yeah, but I'm just saying, they're supposed to be making legitimate progress but with videos like this you really have to wonder just how much they're trying to do.

So whatever.

[foxrings]

ya but it was fake to begin with most of that "footage" is toy story grade CGI

[som3dud]

It realy is a good question, if mars can support life, cause i'm not sure since mars is pretty much further away from the sun than earth is, means it's pretty cold there.

[DDRpwnerer]

You guys make this seem fake. Just saying.

[crimsoncoin]

Theres a computer game out called Mass Effect in virtual space, good adventure game like star trek, and it uses a galaxy map of Universe, pretty good interpratation of exploring in space, I look forward to this mission, Avidly..Thanx NasaExplorers

[arashjan]

Jpl has postponed the mission to 2011

[Ret0rt]

it is very exciting ;)

[Salladsdressing]

Awesome! Loved the animation! Makes it feel more real =)