10.16.2013

POSSE says go to this: Lead scientist for Mars Curiosity Rover, John Grotzinger to speak Friday 10/18 (Hot Science Cool Talks)

Hi Y'all,

POSSE here with our first update for 2013. We'd like to tell y'all about this cool talk with the Mars Curiosity Rover lead scientist, free and open to the public this Friday.

Hot Science - Cool Talks Presents "The Roving Search for Life on Mars" with John Grotzinger
From the Environmental Science Institute's website: Friday October 18, 2013, 07:00pm - 08:30pm:





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One of the most remarkable feats of modern society is the successful landing and deployment of a roving laboratory on the surface of the fourth planet from the Sun. Caltech professor and geobiologist John Grotzinger will describe what the Curiosity rover has discovered since landing on the Red Planet, and how the Mars Science Laboratory onboard Curiosity will continue our search for signs of extraterrestrial life there.


What is the Lecture About?
NASA's second rover named "Opportunity" produced dramatic evidence that long ago, at least one area of Mars stayed wet for an extended period, suggesting that conditions could have been suitable for sustaining microbial life. NASA's third Mars rover "Curiosity" is an extraordinary machine that carries the biggest, most advanced suite of instruments for scientific studies ever sent to the Martian surface. Dr. John Grotzinger is the lead scientist for Curiosity's mission to explore Mars' past climate and geology.  He will describe what the rover has discovered since landing on the Red Planet, and how the Mars Science Laboratory onboard Curiosity will continue our search for signs of extraterrestrial life there.


Location:
UT Campus, Welch Hall (WEL) Auditorium 
Schedule: Friday, October 18, 2013
5:45-7pm: Pre-lecture Fair
7-8:15pm: Lecture
Directions:
Welch Hall (WEL) is located at the intersection of Speedway, and 24th St. on UT's Campus in Austin TX. Click here for a parking map and other details.
Check it out!

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-Tim