Martian dreams: Mars probe part of Alberta scientist's childhood dream - northeastNOW

By Canadian Press

Jul 28, 2020

EDMONTON — A Canadian scientist says helping NASA with a mission to Mars to look for signs of life is the fulfillment of a childhood dream.

Chris Herd of the University of Alberta is one of the advisers on a Mars probe that is to pick up rocks on the red planet, study them, then seal them away to be picked up on a later mission.

Herd says Perseverance, the latest Mars rover, is being sent to an ancient lake bed on a theory that such spots are most likely to contain signs of life.

The Perseverance is to be launched Thursday.

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