In the build-up to the launch of Perseverance: the Mars 2020 rover, we talk with Dr. Janice Bishop, Chair of the Astrobiology group at the SETI Institute. Her research involves using spectroscopy to shine a light (of multiple wavelengths) on the molecular structure of different minerals found on Mars. Listen to how Perseverance is going to be instrumental in expanding this avenue of research and enjoy stories about how the rover landing site was selected.

Read more about the mission and Dr. Janice's research:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

http://jbishop.seti.org/