103 - Space Lasers on Mars (feat. Nina Lanza)
WeMartians Podcast
English - July 20, 2021 07:05 - 40 minutes - 38.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 113 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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With the arrival of Perseverance at Jezero Crater, NASA now operates two space laser instruments - ChemCam and SuperCam. Together, they are exploring Mars' past by understanding the chemistry and mineralogy of the rocks. ChemCam's principal investigator Nina Lanza joins Jake to discuss the both instruments, what they're up to, and what we're learning from them.
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