David Bish and Juergen Schieber, professors in the Department of Geologic Sciences, helped design instruments on board Curiosity, a Mars rover launched Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The rover contains 10 scientific instruments that will help determine if conditions on Mars could sustain life.
Bish worked with other researchers to develop CheMin, which will assess the role of water in the formation of the planet’s mineral makeup.
Schieber helped build the Mars Hand Lens Imager, a camera on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm, which will capture images that could help scientists interpret scientific findings.
— Michael Auslen
NASA Mars mission includes IU geologists’ work
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