This illustration depicts the mechanism and conceptual research targets for an instrument named Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals, or SHERLOC. This instrument has been selected as one of seven investigations for the payload of NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission. SHERLOC will be a spectrometer that will provide fine-scale imaging and use an ultraviolet laser to determine fine-scale mineralogy and detect organic compounds. .
Mars 2020 is a mission concept that NASA announced in late 2012 to re-use the basic engineering of Mars Science Laboratory to send a different rover to Mars, with new objectives and instruments, launching in 2020.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages NASA's Mars Exploration Program for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
The copyright holder of this file, NASA/JPL-Caltech, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.
According to JPL's image use policy additional restriction is that no endorsement of any product or service by Caltech, JPL or NASA is claimed or implied.
Caltech's disclaimer: Caltech makes no representations or warranties with respect to ownership of copyrights in the images, and does not represent others who may claim to be authors or owners of copyright of any of the images, and makes no warranties as to the quality of the images. Caltech shall not be responsible for any loss or expenses resulting from the use of the images, and you release and hold Caltech harmless from all liability arising from such use.
Usage on the English Wikipedia: On the English Wikipedia you can use the {{JPL Image}} template to display the copyright notice. (See w:Wikipedia:Using JPL images for details)
Captions
Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument on Mars 2029 rover
Items portrayed in this file
depicts
Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals
copyright status
public domain
applies to jurisdiction: United States
determination method or standard: work of the federal government of the United States
inception
31 July 2014
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.