04/09/2026
Over 1.5 million laser shots on Mars! Thales laser technologies, embedded on NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, are at the heart of the search for signs of past life on the Red Planet, thanks to the ChemCam instrument (since 2012) and the SuperCam instrument (since 2021). Capable of conducting unprecedented analyses of Martian soil—detecting clay minerals, traces of water, and organic molecules—these lasers represent a major European innovation, designed to withstand the extreme conditions of Mars.
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Over 1.5 million laser shots on Mars! Thales laser technologies, em...