Photonic Instruments, Components Driving (and Steering) NASA’s Mars Rover
Aug 19, 2020 — Numerous photonic devices and applications are contributing to the pursuit of microbial life on Mars, or, more accurately, the quest to determine if, among other novel possibilities, such lifeforms once inhabited the Red Planet. Among the hundreds of unique components on board NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance are lenses, mirrors, prisms, sensors, and cameras from industry developers. The rover’s mission began at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 30 and seeks to answer long-elusive