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A thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way take readings on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. To test the camera and its readings, the NASA mission detoured to Mars ...

A thermal camera built at Arizona State University is on its way take readings on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. To test the camera and its readings, the NASA mission detoured to Mars, relying on the ...