SuperCam

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  • February 12, 2020
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SuperCam

In news:

  • NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot as one of seven instruments aboard the Mars 2020 rover Called SuperCam
  • It fires lasers to study rocks, and will look for signs of past life on Red Planet.
  •  The robot is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry, It might help scientists find signs of fossilised microbial life on Mars.
  • SuperCam includes a microphone so scientists can listen each time the laser hits a target.

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