Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life ...Middle East

Popsci - News
Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life
Perseverance’s PIXL instrument will look for the textures of life in Martian rocks. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/)NASA engineers have shipped an envoy, the Perseverance rover, nearly 300 million miles to read the secrets trapped in the stones of Mars. A seven-foot robotic arm is responsible for completing the journey, bringing a cluster of various mechanical eyes to peer at Martian rocks from just inches away. That will be just close enough—researchers hope—to spot subtle carvings possibly left by ancient life.One such mechanical peeper is the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry, or PIXL, which serves a similar purpose to the 10x hand lenses many geologists carry in the field. But in addition

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life )

Also on site :



Latest News