Alain Fournier wrote in message .. .
Henry Spencer wrote:

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ed kyle wrote:


Who will be first to bring back a piece of Mars?



Several meteorite collectors have already managed it.

(And a sample you get from on or near the Martian surface actually isn't
likely to be much less random than the meteorites. Geologists would be
much more interested in bedrock from a known location than in random
surface rubble of unknown origin. But that's going to take drilling,
and not just a couple of meters down either.)


Isn't there any places on Mars where the surface is bedrock?


Yes there are many place bedrock is exposed. Many other types of rock
and dust are of interest for geologists and folks designing spacesuit
and other equipment for Mars.

--Chris Vancil