1 00:00:00,060 --> 00:00:02,830 [Music] 2 00:00:06,950 --> 00:00:05,570 sample one is called rubion it's an 3 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:06,960 atmospheric sample that we picked up 4 00:00:10,129 --> 00:00:08,519 from a place called polygon Valley in 5 00:00:12,230 --> 00:00:10,139 the crater floor 6 00:00:14,749 --> 00:00:12,240 rubion is our one and only atmospheric 7 00:00:17,210 --> 00:00:14,759 sample so in this case the rock itself 8 00:00:18,650 --> 00:00:17,220 was old and altered and it kind of 9 00:00:20,750 --> 00:00:18,660 crumbled as we were picking up the 10 00:00:22,970 --> 00:00:20,760 sample and so when things don't go 11 00:00:24,769 --> 00:00:22,980 according to plan we improvise and we 12 00:00:27,170 --> 00:00:24,779 try to still get good signs out of it so 13 00:00:28,790 --> 00:00:27,180 in this case now we have a capture of 14 00:00:30,349 --> 00:00:28,800 just the air that was around there and 15 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:30,359 that's also a valuable sample that we 16 00:00:33,350 --> 00:00:31,920 didn't have before learning about the 17 00:00:35,389 --> 00:00:33,360 atmosphere is important because that 18 00:00:37,310 --> 00:00:35,399 tells us what the elements and chemicals 19 00:00:38,630 --> 00:00:37,320 are that are in the air on Mars which is 20 00:00:40,549 --> 00:00:38,640 really different than Earth and it's 21 00:00:42,350 --> 00:00:40,559 different than Mars was in the past and 22 00:00:43,850 --> 00:00:42,360 so we can do the same sorts of analyzes 23 00:00:46,250 --> 00:00:43,860 that you could do on rocks to understand 24 00:00:47,750 --> 00:00:46,260 what makes up the air what makes these 25 00:00:49,850 --> 00:00:47,760 two planets so similar but so different 26 00:00:51,470 --> 00:00:49,860 the rocks are one part of the story the 27 00:00:52,250 --> 00:00:51,480 air around the Rocks is another part of 28 00:00:54,470 --> 00:00:52,260 the story 29 00:00:56,689 --> 00:00:54,480 we decided to drop rubion in our backup 30 00:00:59,810 --> 00:00:56,699 sample Depot at Three Forks 31 00:01:01,990 --> 00:00:59,820 there are not many ways to capture air