NASA's next Mars rover will feature lasers, ground-penetrating radar and other high-tech science gear designed to help it snag samples of the most interesting Martian rocks for eventual return to Earth.
The U.S. space agency announced today (July 31) that the new car-size rover will carry seven instruments when it launches toward the Red Planet in 2020. The different parts of the science payload are designed to work together to identify rocks that have the best chance of preserving evidence of past life on Mars, if it ever existed, officials said. 1
2Space.com:
1. NASA's Next Mars Rover to Collect Martian Samples, Carry Lasers
2. How NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Will Work (Infographic)
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