SHERLOC to micro-map Mars minerals and carbon rings
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —An ultraviolet-light instrument on the robotic arm of NASA's Mars 2020 rover will use two types of ultraviolet-light spectroscopy, plus a versatile camera, to help meet the mission's ambitious goals, including a search for signs of past life on Mars and selection of rock samples for possible return to Earth.