Perseverance sample caching system
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The Perseverance sample caching system is the robotic mechanism on NASA’s Mars rover that collects, seals, stores, and manages rock and soil samples for potential return to Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perseverance sample caching system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3919235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perseverance sample caching system Context triple: [CacheCam, mountedOn, Perseverance sample caching system]
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A.
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission
The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission is a NASA spacecraft project that traveled to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, collected surface material, and returned the samples to Earth for scientific study.
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B.
Methane Sensor for Mars
Methane Sensor for Mars is a scientific instrument aboard India’s Mars Orbiter Mission designed to detect and measure methane in the Martian atmosphere.
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C.
MOXIE
MOXIE is an experimental device on NASA's Perseverance rover designed to produce oxygen from the carbon dioxide–rich Martian atmosphere as a test of in-situ resource utilization for future human missions.
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D.
Voyager 1 flight data system
The Voyager 1 flight data system is the onboard electronics and computing subsystem that formats, stores, and transmits scientific and engineering data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft back to Earth.
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E.
SHERLOC
SHERLOC is a spectroscopic instrument on NASA's Perseverance rover designed to detect and map organic compounds and minerals on the Martian surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perseverance sample caching system Target entity description: The Perseverance sample caching system is the robotic mechanism on NASA’s Mars rover that collects, seals, stores, and manages rock and soil samples for potential return to Earth.
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A.
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission
The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission is a NASA spacecraft project that traveled to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, collected surface material, and returned the samples to Earth for scientific study.
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B.
Methane Sensor for Mars
Methane Sensor for Mars is a scientific instrument aboard India’s Mars Orbiter Mission designed to detect and measure methane in the Martian atmosphere.
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C.
MOXIE
MOXIE is an experimental device on NASA's Perseverance rover designed to produce oxygen from the carbon dioxide–rich Martian atmosphere as a test of in-situ resource utilization for future human missions.
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D.
Voyager 1 flight data system
The Voyager 1 flight data system is the onboard electronics and computing subsystem that formats, stores, and transmits scientific and engineering data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft back to Earth.
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E.
SHERLOC
SHERLOC is a spectroscopic instrument on NASA's Perseverance rover designed to detect and map organic compounds and minerals on the Martian surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover payload element
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robotic sampling system ⓘ spacecraft subsystem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mars Sample Return program
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linked to:
Mars Sample Return campaign
planetary protection requirements ⓘ |
| capability |
collect regolith with drill bits
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core rock with drill bits ⓘ deploy sample tubes on Martian surface ⓘ document sample context ⓘ hermetically seal sample tubes ⓘ insert cores into sample tubes ⓘ manage sample inventory ⓘ store sealed tubes inside rover ⓘ |
| component |
adaptive caching assembly
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bit carousel ⓘ robotic transfer arm ⓘ sample handling arm ⓘ sample inspection station ⓘ sample storage assembly ⓘ sample tube magazine ⓘ sample tube sealing station ⓘ sample tube seals ⓘ sample tubes ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Perseverance rover onboard computer ⓘ |
| controlledFrom | mission control on Earth ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Mars sample return campaign
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linked to:
Mars Sample Return campaign
|
| designedToWithstand |
Martian dust
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Martian temperature extremes ⓘ entry descent and landing loads ⓘ launch vibrations ⓘ |
| enables |
creation of sample depots on Mars
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future retrieval by Mars Sample Return lander ⓘ in situ sample caching ⓘ |
| environment | Martian surface ⓘ |
| firstUse | 2021 ⓘ |
| goal | return high scientific value samples to Earth laboratories ⓘ |
| locatedOn | front of Perseverance rover ⓘ |
| mission |
Mars 2020 mission
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linked to:
Mars 2020
|
| notableFeature | first system to cache samples on another planet for return ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
NASA Perseverance rover
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linked to:
Perseverance rover
|
| primaryBody | Mars ⓘ |
| purpose |
collect Martian regolith samples
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collect Martian rock samples ⓘ preserve sample scientific integrity ⓘ store samples for potential return to Earth ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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linked to:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| uses |
hermetic seals
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titanium sample tubes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Perseverance sample caching system Description of subject: The Perseverance sample caching system is the robotic mechanism on NASA’s Mars rover that collects, seals, stores, and manages rock and soil samples for potential return to Earth.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.