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About This Podcast
Join us as we dig into the story behind NASA’s Curiosity rover, the most ambitious Mars mission to date. Learn how scientists and engineers designed a rolling laboratory to investigate whether Mars ever had the conditions to support life, what it takes to hunt for ancient biosignatures in a challenging environment, and why the layered rocks of Gale crater are key to understanding the planet’s past. Discover the real-world detective work of planetary science, the surprising complications behind even a “simple” question about habitability, and what Curiosity’s work means for the future search for life beyond Earth.
Source Article
- Title
- Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Science Investigation
- Authors
- Published
- 2012
- Journal
- Space Science Reviews
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-012-9892-2