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Episode 153: A Reality Check on Terraforming Mars, with Bruce Jakosky

Episode 153: A Reality Check on Terraforming Mars, with Bruce Jakosky

FromThe Star Spot


Episode 153: A Reality Check on Terraforming Mars, with Bruce Jakosky

FromThe Star Spot

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Featured Guest: Bruce Jakosky Don’t shoot the messenger. The terraforming of Mars has been the dream for many of us who long for a future where humanity has colonized the Red Planet. But is it time to rethink those plans? Today we’re joined here at The Star Spot by Bruce Jakosky, Principal Investigator of the Martian MAVEN Mission, and he’s got some bad news. Current in Space Dave spotlights the first confirmed detection of an extrasolar moon, and its a whopper. Then Tony shares new research suggesting that a key component of life may have originated in space before landing on Earth. And Simon delivers a tribute to NASA in honour of the agency's 60th anniversary. About Our Guest Bruce Jakosky is Principal Investigator for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, mission, which has been studying the Martian atmosphere from orbit. He is Professor of Geological Sciences and Associate Director for Science at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado.
Released:
Oct 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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