NASA Works to Remotely Fix Perseverance Rover on Mars

There’s Trouble on Mars for NASA’s Perseverance Rover

The SHERLOC instrument is mounted at the end of the robot’s arm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

The Perseverance rover is at risk of losing its ability to zap Martian rocks with lasers after one of its instruments began malfunctioning. This could potentially interfere with the rover’s main objective on the Red Planet: searching for signs of ancient microbial life. – Passant Rabie Read More

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