PIA23895: Mineral Map Created During a Test of SHERLOC


Mineral Map Created During a Test of SHERLOC

Caption:

In this test image by SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals), an instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, each color represents a different mineral detected on a rock's surface.

Background Info:

For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars 2020
Instrument Host Perseverance
Host Type Rover
Instrument Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Map
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-05-26
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23895
Identifier PIA23895