Listen
Archive
2013
January
February
March
April
May
June
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2011
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2010
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2009
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2007
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Subscribe
Oct. 07, 2011
Mars Rover Peers Into The Endeavour Crater
Click 
to enlarge images
to enlarge images
|
|
Tweet |
| Opportunity, one of two rovers launched in 2003, has traversed thirteen miles in the three years it has been on Mars. It is now at the lip of a 14-mile-wide crater named Endeavour. Project leader Steve Squyres discusses the rover’s findings and what NASA hopes to learn. |
Produced by Aleszu Bajak
Guests
-
Steven Squyres
Principal Investigator, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Professor of Astronomy
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
RELATED READING
Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet
by Steve Squyres
ADVERTISEMENT
RELATED BLOG POSTS
- Mars Road Trip, Bird Penises (or Lack Thereof), and More
Each week we’ll round up links to science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our ...
- Surviving the End of the World (As We Know It)
Another mass extinction on Earth is inevitable. So let's get on with life.
- Out of this World
Space artist Dan Durda forges into the unknown to create celestial scenery that educates and inspires.
- Horseshoe Crab Bandits, Quick Whiskey, Milky Way Map, and More
Each week we’ll round up links to science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our ...
Discussion