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Mineral Map Created During a Test of SHERLOC

In this test image by SHERLOC, an instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, each color represents a different mineral detected on a rock's surface.

May 26, 2020

In this test image by SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals), an instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, each color represents a different mineral detected on a rock's surface.

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