NASA's Perseverance Mars rover reactivated its SHERLOC instrument, aiding in the search for ancient microbial life signs.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has successfully revived its SHERLOC instrument, which helps look for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. After six months of effort, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed the instrument's spectrometer and camera are now functional. SHERLOC plays a key role in the mission's search for evidence of carbonate and olivine deposits in Jezero Crater, which formed over 3 billion years ago.

June 26, 2024
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