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Mars 2020:
SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments
with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and
Chemicals)
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Apr. 7, 2026.
Mars 2020 Release 15 includes new SHERLOC data from
sols 1620 through 1739, September 9, 2025 - January
9, 2026. See the
Release Notes
for details.
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The Mars 2020 SHERLOC instrument searches
for minerals, organic molecules, and
potential biosignatures using spectrometers,
a laser, and a camera. SHERLOC is mounted on
the turret at the end of the robotic arm.
SHERLOC Release Notes
SHERLOC Release Notes
contain information about the archive
and errata, if any. They are updated
with each release.
Collections
in the SHERLOC Archive Bundle
Documentation
Readme.txt gives a
high-level overview of the SHERLOC
Bundle.
The
SHERLOC Bundle Software Interface
Specification (SIS)
describes the contents, format, and
structure of the bundle. Users who are
unfamiliar with PDS archives should read
this first.
The
SHERLOC PDS User Guide
summarizes information from other
documents that is likely to be most
useful to the science user.
The
SHERLOC EDR SIS
and
SHERLOC RDR SIS
describe the data products generated by
the SHERLOC instrument suite, including
how they are processed and labeled. The
SISs are detailed documents intended for
use in mission operations as well as by
science users of the archive.
Tools
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Mars 2020 Analyst's Notebook
- This PDS Geosciences
Node tool provides access to
Perseverance data in the context of
mission operations -- by sol,
location, instrument, and other
criteria. |
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PDS4 Viewer -
This standalone
tool displays PDS4-labeled images
and tables. Available for Windows,
Mac, and Linux platforms. Source
code and Python library also
available. |
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