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Mars 2020 SHERLOC Calibration Target

Calibration Target for the Mars 2020 Scanning Habitable Environ-ments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals (SHERLOC) Instrument.

June 12, 2019

Calibration Target for the Mars 2020 Scanning Habitable Environ-ments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals (SHERLOC) Instrument. The next Mars rover, Mars 2020, will include the Mars 2020 SHERLOC Calibration target.

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