"The Next Mars Rover Will Have Better Lasers and X-Ray Vision" Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 Jul 2014 9:09 p.m. PST |
"NASA announced today that its next Mars rover will have advanced cameras, more sophisticated lasers, and the ability to see underground as it explores the Red Planet starting in 2020. The mission, currently being called the Mars 2020 rover (until NASA can give it a better name), is a twin of the Curiosity rover currently on Mars. This duplication allows NASA to save money because they already had a spare machine sitting around, but Mars 2020 won't just be carrying repeats of Curiosity's state-of-the-art gadgets. Instead, the probe will be building on the scientific discoveries from Curiosity, preparing to return samples of Mars to Earth, and even paving the way for future human exploration. Here's a breakdown of all the rover's new gear…" link Full article here.
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| Coelacanth1938 | 31 Jul 2014 9:17 p.m. PST |
Give it a cape and they can call it 'Superman'. |
| XRaysVision | 01 Aug 2014 4:38 a.m. PST |
Hey! I take exception to that. I may be getting older, but…ok, my vision isn't so hot these days… |
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