https://simplecast.com Mars Technica Could Jezero Crater hold the keys to unlocking an ancient and hidden past when life existed on the Martian surface? As NASA’s Perseverance rover heads to Mars to find out, we take you on board the spacecraft to learn more about some of its incredible exploratory technology from the scientists who created it. Come journey with us on an exciting podcast by Los Alamos National Laboratory. 2020-21 Los Alamos National Laboratory en Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:41:45 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:00:58 +0000 https://mars-technica.simplecast.com Mars Technica https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/941ede72-3894-4344-8817-c88aa9797fa6/f4ef1766-ca16-4a8d-9741-781c1cfda5bd/3000x3000/marstechnica1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://mars-technica.simplecast.com serial Could Jezero Crater hold the keys to unlocking an ancient and hidden past when life existed on the Martian surface? As NASA’s Perseverance rover heads to Mars to find out, we take you on board the spacecraft to learn more about some of its incredible exploratory technology from the scientists who created it. Come journey with us on an exciting podcast by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya false https://feeds.simplecast.com/x2qenZG1 mars, perseverance rover, science, space, astronomy, geology, interplanetary science Los Alamos National Laboratory lpetronis@lanl.gov a1b1d75b-f9b4-4e4f-8377-6f30186e3f11 How a trip to the Arctic could help us find life on other planets Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:41:45 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Joey Montoya, Nick Njegomir, Lexi Petronis, Nina Lanza, Lisa Danielson) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/how-a-trip-to-the-arctic-could-help-us-find-life-on-other-planets-5TOBzM3o Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

]]> How a trip to the Arctic could help us find life on other planets Joey Montoya, Nick Njegomir, Lexi Petronis, Nina Lanza, Lisa Danielson 00:30:37 A team of researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory recently returned from the Haughton Impact Crater in northern Canada, where they tested technology that could one day be used to search for life on other planets. Today on Mars Technica, we’re talking with Nina Lanza, a planetary scientist at Los Alamos, and Lisa Danielson, director of the Center for Space and Earth Science at Los Alamos, about their expedition to the Arctic. A team of researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory recently returned from the Haughton Impact Crater in northern Canada, where they tested technology that could one day be used to search for life on other planets. Today on Mars Technica, we’re talking with Nina Lanza, a planetary scientist at Los Alamos, and Lisa Danielson, director of the Center for Space and Earth Science at Los Alamos, about their expedition to the Arctic. science, mars, planetary exploration, space false full 8 2 11aa3c7c-b9f8-417a-bbba-485642c80872 What does a Martian dust devil sound like? Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:05:16 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Baptiste Chide, Lexi Petronis, Nick Njegomir, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/what-does-a-martian-dust-devil-sound-like-y2M9SZaw Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA.

]]> What does a Martian dust devil sound like? Baptiste Chide, Lexi Petronis, Nick Njegomir, Joey Montoya 00:11:36 When a dust devil — nearly 400 feet tall — passed directly over the Perseverance rover on Mars, a team of researchers on Earth recorded its sound. This eerie whooshing was captured for the first time ever thanks to the microphone on the SuperCam instrument developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. When a dust devil — nearly 400 feet tall — passed directly over the Perseverance rover on Mars, a team of researchers on Earth recorded its sound. This eerie whooshing was captured for the first time ever thanks to the microphone on the SuperCam instrument developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. mars, space false full 7 2 5198984f-1129-4c81-b885-17f9018aa913 Mars: 10 years of incredible discoveries The Curiosity mission was supposed to last about two years, but more than a decade later the rover is still going — making remarkable discoveries all along the way.

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]]> Wed, 3 Aug 2022 17:12:42 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Sam Clegg, Nina Lanza, Nick Njegomir, Lexi Petronis) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/mars-10-years-of-discoveries-kCT_QPzb The Curiosity mission was supposed to last about two years, but more than a decade later the rover is still going — making remarkable discoveries all along the way.

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]]> Mars: 10 years of incredible discoveries Sam Clegg, Nina Lanza, Nick Njegomir, Lexi Petronis 00:12:40 When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars in the Gale Crater 10 years ago, its mission — to determine whether the Red Planet was ever habitable to microbial life — was expected to last just a few years. More than a decade later, the rover is still going — and so is its collecting and delivery of fascinating scientific data. In this episode, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists Nina Lanza and Sam Clegg talk about the major discoveries made by the LANL-developed ChemCam instrument on the rover. When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars in the Gale Crater 10 years ago, its mission — to determine whether the Red Planet was ever habitable to microbial life — was expected to last just a few years. More than a decade later, the rover is still going — and so is its collecting and delivery of fascinating scientific data. In this episode, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists Nina Lanza and Sam Clegg talk about the major discoveries made by the LANL-developed ChemCam instrument on the rover. supercam, planetary science, mars, curiosity rover, chemcam, nasa false full 6 2 49e7fd31-f076-4cee-8016-8671b2226e1d One year on Mars! On Perseverance's Martian "landiversary," relive the excitement of the rover's historic touchdown and hear about the fascinating discoveries that it's made — and what it could do next.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration by JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:12:28 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Sam Clegg, Nina Lanza, Joey Montoya, Nick Njegomir, Lexi Petronis) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/one-year-on-mars-pd7ZcbB0 On Perseverance's Martian "landiversary," relive the excitement of the rover's historic touchdown and hear about the fascinating discoveries that it's made — and what it could do next.

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]]> One year on Mars! Sam Clegg, Nina Lanza, Joey Montoya, Nick Njegomir, Lexi Petronis 00:11:51 One year ago, Perseverance touched down on Mars. Sam Clegg (institutional principal investigator on SuperCam) and Nina Lanza (SuperCam co-investigator) relive the thrill of the landing, recap the rover's remarkable discoveries, and talk about exciting finds they hope are in the mission's future. One year ago, Perseverance touched down on Mars. Sam Clegg (institutional principal investigator on SuperCam) and Nina Lanza (SuperCam co-investigator) relive the thrill of the landing, recap the rover's remarkable discoveries, and talk about exciting finds they hope are in the mission's future. supercam, perseverance rover, mars, mars rover, los alamos national laboratory, curiosity rover, chemcam, nasa, space false full 5 2 7378ab83-b74e-4fd6-8b1d-acdddba74c39 Flash floods on Mars! Evidence shows that there may have been massive flash floods on Mars billions of years ago.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA.  With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:46:32 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Roger Wiens, Lexi Petronis, Nick Njegomir, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/flash-floods-on-mars-PEyC1y6R Evidence shows that there may have been massive flash floods on Mars billions of years ago.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA.  With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

]]> Flash floods on Mars! Roger Wiens, Lexi Petronis, Nick Njegomir, Joey Montoya 00:06:47 The first published results from the Perseverance mission offer intriguing insight into what the climate may have been like on the Red Planet. Once upon a time, there were flash floods on Mars. The first published results from the Perseverance mission offer intriguing insight into what the climate may have been like on the Red Planet. Once upon a time, there were flash floods on Mars. science, perseverance rover, planetary science, mars, nnsa, lanl, mars rover, los alamos national laboratory, space science, life on mars, nasa, rover, department of energy false full 4 2 5e2dedda-48e1-4c54-b82f-0804ce3a2023 Surprising first audio from Ingenuity on Mars For the first time ever, a spacecraft on another planet has recorded sound from an entirely separate spacecraft. Learn why scientists are surprised by what they heard.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Nick Njegomir, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Wed, 26 May 2021 22:14:28 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/surprising-first-audio-from-ingenuity-on-mars-rvnLz_zy For the first time ever, a spacecraft on another planet has recorded sound from an entirely separate spacecraft. Learn why scientists are surprised by what they heard.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Nick Njegomir, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Surprising first audio from Ingenuity on Mars Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis 00:05:55 NASA’s tiny Ingenuity helicopter unfolded itself from beneath the Perseverance rover’s belly, powered up with solar energy, and took to the Martian skies. SuperCam’s microphone captured surprising audio from its flights. NASA’s tiny Ingenuity helicopter unfolded itself from beneath the Perseverance rover’s belly, powered up with solar energy, and took to the Martian skies. SuperCam’s microphone captured surprising audio from its flights. perseverance rover, planetary science, mars, mars rover, los alamos national laboratory, ingenuity, nasa, rover false full 3 2 305a0ba0-bcd8-4e2f-bb0b-caaad4a7f8fc First sounds from Mars Listen to audio of SuperCam's laser popping against Martian rock and wind as it whooshes past the rover. LANL principal investigator Roger Wiens explains what the sounds mean. 

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:34:20 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Roger Wiens, Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/first-sounds-from-mars-qKoPJqd7 Listen to audio of SuperCam's laser popping against Martian rock and wind as it whooshes past the rover. LANL principal investigator Roger Wiens explains what the sounds mean. 

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> First sounds from Mars Roger Wiens, Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya 00:06:01 The sounds of Mars had never before been heard — until SuperCam. Audio of its laser zapping rock targets and wind swirling in the Martian atmosphere offer key pieces of information in the search for signs of ancient life on Mars. The sounds of Mars had never before been heard — until SuperCam. Audio of its laser zapping rock targets and wind swirling in the Martian atmosphere offer key pieces of information in the search for signs of ancient life on Mars. science, astrobiology, perseverance rover, planetary science, mars, mars rover, los alamos national laboratory, space science false full 2 2 c70442aa-1fdf-49ab-9096-247e33424dfb Perseverance has landed Millions of miles and eight months of travel come to an end with a terrifying seven-minute landing. First things first: The rover starts on its to-do list.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2021 05:05:00 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/perseverance-has-landed-nB6DB9fG Millions of miles and eight months of travel come to an end with a terrifying seven-minute landing. First things first: The rover starts on its to-do list.

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]]> Perseverance has landed Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis 00:06:45 Our second season launches...with a landing! With NASA’s Perseverance rover now safely on Mars, LANL scientist Roger Wiens recaps about what's happened so far — and talks about what comes next. Our second season launches...with a landing! With NASA’s Perseverance rover now safely on Mars, LANL scientist Roger Wiens recaps about what's happened so far — and talks about what comes next. science, perseverance rover, mars perseverance rover, planetary science, mars, los alamos national laboratory, space science, rover false full 1 2 9b70159a-9add-44d2-ae3c-9209830b097f Bonus: SuperCam talks! Nestled within its spacecraft millions of miles from Earth, SuperCam sent scientists an update.

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]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:57:23 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/bonus-supercam-talks-4u0Zw0dc Nestled within its spacecraft millions of miles from Earth, SuperCam sent scientists an update.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Bonus: SuperCam talks! Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis 00:03:08 NASA’s Perseverance rover is zooming toward Mars on its 300-million-mile journey. A few weeks ago, as it traveled at more than 24,000 miles per hour, something really cool happened. NASA’s Perseverance rover is zooming toward Mars on its 300-million-mile journey. A few weeks ago, as it traveled at more than 24,000 miles per hour, something really cool happened. supercam, national nuclear security administration, perseverance rover, spacecraft, astronomy, mars, los alamos national laboratory, space science, nasa, department of energy false bonus 1 f7430266-2395-435a-80e0-9ad59d97f163 What rocks may reveal about Martian life Living microbes play a role in forming rock varnish on Earth. Could they play a role in Martian rock varnish, too?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL/Caltech. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Thu, 3 Sep 2020 21:41:15 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Lexi Petronis, Chris Yeager, Nina Lanza, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/what-rocks-may-reveal-about-martian-life-fpUClsnb Living microbes play a role in forming rock varnish on Earth. Could they play a role in Martian rock varnish, too?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL/Caltech. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> What rocks may reveal about Martian life Lexi Petronis, Chris Yeager, Nina Lanza, Joey Montoya 00:10:05 Before we can dive into answering questions about life on Mars, we have to answer some questions about life on Earth — and rocks throughout the American Southwest have a lot to add to the conversation. Before we can dive into answering questions about life on Mars, we have to answer some questions about life on Earth — and rocks throughout the American Southwest have a lot to add to the conversation. science, perseverance rover, geology, astronomy, national nuclear science administration, planetary science, mars, los alamos national laboratory, interplanetary science, desert, chemistry, space, department of energy false full 6 1 b962cf35-97e9-4a62-be32-19813c0280ee A day in the life of a Mars rover How do you drive a rover on another planet? Could life on Mars have gone underground?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and  NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:19:03 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis, Nina Lanza, Roger Wiens, Patrick Gasda) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mars-rover-TmE5e3Z9 How do you drive a rover on another planet? Could life on Mars have gone underground?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and  NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> A day in the life of a Mars rover Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis, Nina Lanza, Roger Wiens, Patrick Gasda 00:14:04 Learn how the team will operate the rover from millions of miles away, discover some theories about where possible Martian life could have gone, and listen to caution about why we shouldn’t jump to any conclusions about life on the Red Planet — not yet. Learn how the team will operate the rover from millions of miles away, discover some theories about where possible Martian life could have gone, and listen to caution about why we shouldn’t jump to any conclusions about life on the Red Planet — not yet. science, national nuclear security administration, perseverance rover, geology, spacecraft, planetary science, mars, los alamos national laboratory, chemistry, space science, space, department of energy false full 5 1 68fecc45-5237-4ca4-8217-e4460ea73a83 Searching for signs of life on Mars Billions of years ago, Mars was warmer and wetter. Could a dried-up lakebed harbor secrets of past life?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustrations courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:28:31 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Patrick Gasda, Lexi Petronis, Nina Lanza, Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/searching-for-signs-of-life-on-mars-WtbatqcN Billions of years ago, Mars was warmer and wetter. Could a dried-up lakebed harbor secrets of past life?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustrations courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Searching for signs of life on Mars Patrick Gasda, Lexi Petronis, Nina Lanza, Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya 00:18:23 The dusty Mars of today looked a lot different in the deep past. NASA’s Perseverance rover is headed for a spot that scientists believe was a river delta. There, its instruments will search for signs that life could have once existed. The dusty Mars of today looked a lot different in the deep past. NASA’s Perseverance rover is headed for a spot that scientists believe was a river delta. There, its instruments will search for signs that life could have once existed. science, perseverance rover, geology, national nuclear science administration, mars, los alamos national laboratory, interplanetary science, chemistry, space science, nasa, space, department of energy false full 4 1 b809b1bc-0673-4dc0-8b52-db37ac5a1ccc Plutonium power It takes a special battery to power a rover on another planet.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:29:02 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Laura Mullane, Lexi Petronis, Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, Thom Mason, Jackie Lopez-Barlow, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/powered-by-plutonium-TfuL0nkK It takes a special battery to power a rover on another planet.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Plutonium power Laura Mullane, Lexi Petronis, Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, Thom Mason, Jackie Lopez-Barlow, Joey Montoya 00:17:49 To have the power needed to explore the sub-zero temperatures of Mars, the rover uses a nuclear battery that uses heat from the natural radioactive decay of plutonium-238 to generate electricity as fuel. To have the power needed to explore the sub-zero temperatures of Mars, the rover uses a nuclear battery that uses heat from the natural radioactive decay of plutonium-238 to generate electricity as fuel. science, national nuclear security administration, perseverance rover, spacecraft, astronomy, mars, los alamos national laboratory, energy, interplanetary science, nasa, space, plutonium, department of energy false full 3 1 8d9c74c4-977b-4c44-905c-8bf7de9ec55d The eye on the rover Perched atop Perseverance, SuperCam is the rover's "Swiss Army knife," performing five kinds of types of analyses to study Mars' geology.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Wed, 5 Aug 2020 11:45:00 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Patrick Gasda, Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/supercam-the-eye-on-the-rover-ftoXMkcr Perched atop Perseverance, SuperCam is the rover's "Swiss Army knife," performing five kinds of types of analyses to study Mars' geology.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> The eye on the rover Patrick Gasda, Roger Wiens, Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis 00:14:09 At the end of the long-necked mast on top of the rover sits something that looks like a head with one wide eye. That’s SuperCam. The suite of instruments will zap rocks and examine their chemical and mineral makeup. At the end of the long-necked mast on top of the rover sits something that looks like a head with one wide eye. That’s SuperCam. The suite of instruments will zap rocks and examine their chemical and mineral makeup. science, supercam, perseverance rover, geology, spacecraft, astronomy, mars, los alamos national laboratory, interplanetary science, chemistry, nasa, space false full 2 1 75e37c52-15ab-4cd4-aa98-c95e590f1574 Was there life on Mars? On a mission like no other, Perseverance sets out to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. 

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Perseverance rover image courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000 lpetronis@lanl.gov (Nina Lanza, Roger Wiens, Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya) https://mars-technica.simplecast.com/episodes/was-there-life-on-mars-VYXoW2Oa On a mission like no other, Perseverance sets out to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. 

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Perseverance rover image courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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]]> Was there life on Mars? Nina Lanza, Roger Wiens, Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya 00:13:50 The Perseverance rover will dig into the Red Planet’s past to find out if ancient life once existed on the Martian surface — but to fully understand what we want to learn, we have to look back at what we already know. The Perseverance rover will dig into the Red Planet’s past to find out if ancient life once existed on the Martian surface — but to fully understand what we want to learn, we have to look back at what we already know. supercam, national nuclear security administration, perseverance rover, geology, spacecraft, astronomy, mars, los alamos national laboratory, los alamos, chemistry, space science, nasa, space, department of energy false full 1 1