Remembering Neil Armstrong/ChemCam is Zapping Martian Rocks!
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
English - August 27, 2012 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsNatural Sciences Science Technology science politics business comedy news entrepreneurship interview culture books reason Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Emily Lakdawalla and Bill Nye the Science Guy join Mat Kaplan for a special remembrance of Neil Armstrong. Then we visit with the principal investigator for the first ray gun on Mars. Roger Wiens leads the ChemCam team that is using its powerful laser to zap and analyze Martian rocks. It’s just one of the Curiosity Rover success stories. Win a ChemCam bumper sticker and a Planetary Radio t-shirt in the weekly What’s Up space trivia contest!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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