As part of NASA's ongoing efforts to search for signs of life on Mars, the agency has started testing a new prototype robot in the Atacama Desert of Chile this month. The robot, named Zoë, is a solar-powered autonomous unit equipped with advanced sensors, a high-resolution camera, and a one-meter deep drilling system. Its main goal is to collect and analyze soil samples from one of Earth's most extreme environments—the hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert, which closely resembles the conditions on Mars. The project, called "Life in Atacama," was launched earlier this month and is being led by Carnegie Mellon University and the SETI Institute. It serves as a key series of field tests for NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission. By simulating Martian conditions on Earth, researchers hope to refine the technologies that will be used in future robotic explorations of the Red Planet. Zoë’s ability to autonomously navigate and collect data in such a harsh environment is a major step forward in developing more efficient and intelligent space exploration tools.
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NASA Opens Drilling Rover in Chilean Desert