Mars 2020 equipped with laser vision and better mics
NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction, this one is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry from up to about 20 feet (7 meters) away. It might help scientists find signs of fossilized microbial life on the Red Planet, too. One of seven instruments aboard the Mars 2020 rover that launches this summer, SuperCam was built by a team of hun
