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

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

    The Perseverance rover is at risk of losing its ability to zap Martian rocks with lasers after one of its instruments began malfunctioning last month. One of two covers on SHERLOC, an instrument fitted on the end of the robot’s arm to look for microscopic clues on rocks, is partially open, interfering with the rover’s…