They talk about bringing these samples back to earth but don't mention how. Have they already planned how to get perseverance and its samples back?
I don't see any need to retrieve entire rovers after their deployment on the surface of Mars, no matter how much they themselves beg and plead for us to do so...
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gNwkawLGDkg&si=Nh-tLcjdJdH...
There was a plan for Mars Sample Return mission. But it got scrapped by budget cuts/concerns.
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/mepagapril2025/presentatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA-ESA_Mars_Sample_Return