Episode 9

Summary:

The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is launching on July 30 for a scheduled mission of one Mars year (687 Earth days). In this episode of The Kam Show, Kamran interviews Dr. Ken Farley, Lead Scientist on Perseverance, and asks him about the experiments on the rover and what they will contribute to Planetary Science. They discuss how Perseverance will find signs of ancient life, some challenges that arose during development, and what Perseverance will contribute to planetary science.

Links:

Mars Perseverance Rover 2020: https://www.nasa.gov/perseverance

Mars 2020 Team: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/team/

Perseverance Surface Operations: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/surface-operations/

Dr. Ken Farley: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~farley/

Perseverance Nuclear Battery: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/electrical-power/

Perseverance Wheels and Motors: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/wheels/

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