Spectrometer will help astrobiologists hunt for traces of Martian life
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
An instrument similar to those used on Earth by art detectives and to sense explosives at airports will be taken into space for the first time by ExoMars, the European Space Agency's mission to Mars in 2018. This Raman spectrometer will help space scientists hunt for traces of Martian life.