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Meteorites from Mars contain clues about the red planet's geology

  • Written by Arya Udry, Assistant Professor of Igneous Petrology, Planetary Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Meteorites from Mars contain clues about the red planet's geologyArtist's rendition of NASA's 2020 Mars rover collecting rocks with its robotic arm.NASA

Despite the pandemic, NASA is on track to launch its Mars rover, Perseverance, this July from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its central mission will be to search for evidence of previous life on Mars.

An exciting component of the rover will be a specialized drill...

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