A Windshield Wiper for Mars Dust Is Developed (1 of 2) (VIDEO)

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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A team of researchers at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid has developed a device that works as a windshield wiper to eliminate Mars dust from the sensors on the NASA spacecrafts that travel to the red planet.

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