When it comes to searching for clues about Mars’ geologic past and present, SHERLOC and WATSON are on the case! SHERLOC stands for Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals, and WATSON stands for Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering. SHERLOC and WATSON both sit at the end of Perseverance’s robotic arm, and their names pay homa...

As Curiosity continues its romp through the martian sandbox - scooping up sand and sifting it into different size fractions - scientists are eagerly anticipating a new data set. But not all instrument teams are sitting on their hands. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) is playing a central role in the scooping effort, serving as a key link between scientists and engineers. [[IMAGE||GALLER...

As Curiosity continues its romp through the martian sandbox - scooping up sand and sifting it into different size fractions - scientists are eagerly anticipating a new data set. But not all instrument teams are sitting on their hands. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) is playing a central role in the scooping effort, serving as a key link between scientists and engineers. [[IMAGE||GALLER...

This blog post was written by: Aileen Yingst, Deputy Principal Investigator for the MAHLI camera It's one thing to build a camera-to design it-to propose it-to make the best case you can that your concept is the one that should be funded by the American taxpayers. That it's the one that should go to another planet and acquire images of the surface. To be one of the cameras that gathers the...

This blog post was written by: Aileen Yingst, Deputy Principal Investigator for the MAHLI camera It's one thing to build a camera-to design it-to propose it-to make the best case you can that your concept is the one that should be funded by the American taxpayers. That it's the one that should go to another planet and acquire images of the surface. To be one of the cameras that gathers the...