The Rosalind Franklin rover is tasked with searching for biosignatures and biomarkers on Mars.
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- ADRON-RM (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/ExoMars/ExoMars_rover (esa.int)
- https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12962 (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov)
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