Zoë Prepares to Search for Life in the Atacama Desert
Zoe sets out to explore the coastal range of the Atacama desert.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University
Atacama team members assemble Zoe before it enters the coastal range.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University
On the first leg of its mission, Zoe is exploring the coastal range. Because this region is exposed to fog, mission scientists expect to readily detect and analyze life.
Credit: ASTER satellite image, NASA
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 Carnegie Mellon team heads to the Atacama Desert to test life-detecting rover Zoe
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