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COCPIT in Use by SuperCam Team in France

The Mars Perseverance rover’s SuperCam instrument team uses COCPIT at the French Operations Center for Science and Exploration at the National Center for Space Studies field center in Toulouse, France.

May 25, 2021

The Mars Perseverance rover’s SuperCam instrument team uses COCPIT at the French Operations Center for Science and Exploration at the National Center for Space Studies field center in Toulouse, France.

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