Fall Meeting 2013 Press Conference: Update from Gale Crater Results from the Mars Rover Curiosity
Update from Gale Crater: Results from the Mars Rover Curiosity
Monday, 9 December
9:00 a.m.
NASA's robotic explorer is examining evidence about ancient Martian environmental conditions that were favorable for microbial life. Findings are also pertinent to future searches for Martian biosignatures and for future human missions to Mars.
Participants:
John Grotzinger, Project Scientist for Curiosity, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA;
Joel Hurowitz, Curiosity Science Team Member, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA;
Jennifer Eigenbrode, Participating Scientist for Curiosity, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laurel, Maryland, USA;
Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber, Co-investigator for Radiation Assessment Detector on Curiosity, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany;
Kenneth Farley, Participating Scientist for Curiosity, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA.
Sessions: P13B, P14B, P21D, P23B, P23C, P24A
