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Entry, Descent, and Landing:
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for ensuring precise and safe landings
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Autonomous Planetary Mobility:
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for enabling rovers, airplanes, and balloons to make decisions and avoid hazards on their own
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Technologies for Severe Environments:
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for making systems robust enough to handle extreme conditions in space and on Mars
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Sample Return Technologies:
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for collecting and returning rock, soil, and atmospheric samples back to Earth for further laboratory analysis
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Planetary Protection Technologies:
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for cleaning and sterilizing spacecraft and handling soil, rock, and atmospheric samples
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