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Title: A Consensus Vision for Mars Sample Return
Primary Author: Lars Borg
Secondary Author(s): Carl Allen, Dave Beaty, Karen Buxbaum, Joy Crisp, Dave Des Marais, Danny Glavin, Monica Grady, Ken Herkenhoff, Richard Mattingly, Scott McLennan, Denis Moura, John Mustard, Lisa Pratt, Steve Symes, Meenakshi Wadhwa
Institution: Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Date: September 15, 2009
Summary: A consensus vision of a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission concept is presented, reflecting the integration of multiple recent community-based planning discussions. It summarizes the current state of thought regarding the science goals that would be best addressed by samples returned from Mars.
Panel Selection: Mars: Not Phobos and Deimos.
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