Mars rover is a robot geologist with a lab in its belly

Monday, July 23, 2012 - 07:31 in Astronomy & Space

The rover Curiosity, nearing Mars, has sophisticated tools to help answer the question: Did the Red Planet ever sustain life — and could it today?In a matter of days, a geologist unlike any on Earth will venture into alien territory.

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