Partial Cover Malfunction on Perseverance's SHERLOC Instrument Impacts Mars Research

Partial Cover Malfunction on Perseverance's SHERLOC Instrument Impacts Mars Research

Space Daily

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has encountered a hiccup in its quest to uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. The rover's team is currently assessing an issue with the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) instrument, crucial for detecting signs of past microbial life on Mars. A malfunction has left one of two dust covers intended to pr

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