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Mars Sample Return

NASA / ESA · 2020–now · also MSR, Sample Retrieval Lander, Earth Return Orbiter

Proposed NASA-ESA campaign to bring Perseverance's cached samples to Earth, with landers, a Mars ascent vehicle and an orbiter.

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Papers: 85
Named in: 34 in title · 72 in abstract · 51 in keywords

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Field Trials of the Integrated BreadBoard 3: Demonstrating a Rover System in the Sample Fetch Rover Mission Context

Róbert Marc, Chris Barclay, Geoffray Doignon, J. Ricardo Sánchez-Ibáñez +22 moreiSpaRo 2024 1 citedJun 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Mars Sample Return Perseverance

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Jun 24, 2024

Rover Relocalization for Mars Sample Return by Virtual Template Synthesis and Matching

Tu-Hoa Pham, William Seto, Shreyansh Daftry, Barry Ridge +10 moreRA-L 2021 12 citedMar 5, 2021

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Mars Sample Return Perseverance

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Mar 5, 2021

Hardware-accelerated Mars Sample Localization via deep transfer learning from photorealistic simulations

Raúl Castilla-Arquillo, Carlos Jesús Pérez-del-Pulgar, Gonzalo Jesús Paz-Delgado, Levin GerdesRA-L 2022 4 citedJun 6, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Perseverance Mars Sample Return Rosalind Franklin

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Jun 6, 2022

Use of In-Flight Data to Validate Mars Samle Return Autonomous RvD GNC

Valentín Barrena, P. Colmenarejo, M. Suatoni, Dirk Rößler +2 morePreprint 2012Jan 1, 2012

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Perception & State Estimation Guidance, Dynamics & Control Mars Sample Return

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Jan 1, 2012

Autonomous Science For Future Planetary Exploration Operations

Stephen MedwynPublished 2026Mar 20, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Perception & State Estimation Mars Sample Return Rosalind Franklin

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Mar 20, 2026

Oriented Planetary Exploration Robotic Vision Binocular Camera Calibration

Chen Gui, Jun Peng, Zuojin LiInternational Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence 2013Oct 1, 2013

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Mars Sample Return

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Oct 1, 2013

Autonomous Science Target Detection and Touchability Assessment for Planetary Exploration

ChenPublished 2026Mar 20, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Mars Sample Return Spirit & Opportunity

DOI

Mar 20, 2026

Conceptual Design of a Mars Rotorcraft for Future Sample Fetch Missions

Benjamin T. Pipenberg, Sara A. Langberg, Jeremy D. Tyler, Matthew T. KeennonIEEE Aerospace 2022 16 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Manipulation & Grasping Perception & State Estimation Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mars Sample Return Perseverance

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Mar 5, 2022

Improving Autonomous Rover Guidance in Round-Trip Missions Using a Dynamic Cost Map

Gonzalo J. Paz-Delgado, Martín Azkarate, J. Ricardo Sánchez-Ibáñez, Carlos J. Pérez-del-Pulgar +2 moreIROS 2020 5 citedOct 24, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Mars Sample Return

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Oct 24, 2020

Path Planning and Autonomous Navigation for a Planetary Exploration Rover

Alexandru Rusutheses.fr (ABES) 2014 1 citedDec 12, 2014

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Rosalind Franklin Mars Sample Return

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Dec 12, 2014

RVS® 3000-X LIDAR – Pose Estimation – Test Result vs Landsat7 Mockup

Lukas Kroßner, Christoph Schmitt, Tristan Röll, Eugene Skelton +4 more47th Annual Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2025Mar 1, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Perception & State Estimation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Mission Extension Vehicle Mars Sample Return Artemis

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Mar 1, 2025