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44 ASTRONOMY • JUNE 2020
Equipped with a suite of high-tech
tools — including a rock-blasting laser,
two microphones, 23 cameras, and a
helicopter — NASA’s latest rover will
explore the Red Planet like
never before. BY JAKE PARKS
Perseverance will follow in the
footsteps of previous martian rovers
— especially Curiosity. But thanks
to the inclusion of forward-looking
experiments, NASA’s latest rover
will also set the stage for human
exploration of Mars. NASA/JPL-CALTECH