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Meet Sherloc and Watson, Mars detectives.

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NASA has two "detectives" aboard the Perseverance Rover that is expected to touch down on Mars in 2021. Together, SHERLOC and WATSON will help Perseverance fulfill its mission of looking for traces of past microbial life on the Red Planet.

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Great article! Thanks very much for posting this, Clinton.

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