Planetary scientist helps equip rover Perseverance with 4 of the 5 human senses

Planetary scientist helps equip rover Perseverance with 4 of the 5 human senses

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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 06, 2022

For two decades, Roger Wiens has built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars - and now he's helping add ears as well. Wiens, a professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences in the College of Science at Purdue University, and an expert in Mars robotics technology, led the team that built SuperCam, a device on the Perseverance Mars rover that includes a laser for zappi

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