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Jennifer Glass, Georgia Tech Astrobiology
jennifer.glass@eas.gatech.edu
Summary Sentence: Kathryn Stack-Morgan, Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, recaps the first eight months of the NASA Perseverance mission.
Full Summary: Kathryn Stack-Morgan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory research scientist and Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, gives an update on the first eight months of the NASA Perseverance rover's mission on Mars.
Fall 2021 GT Astrobiology Distinguished Lecture and Social Event flyer In February 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed successfully at the Octavia E. Butler Landing Site in the Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient open-system lake on Mars. Perseverance is seeking signs of ancient life, and is collecting Martian rock and soil samples for possible return to Earth by a future mission. Upon completing a 90-day commissioning phase, Perseverance embarked on an exploration and sampling campaign of the rocks and outcrops comprising the present-day floor of Jezero Crater. This abstract summarizes the mission results from Perseverance's first eight months on Mars, including the lead-up to the collection of the mission's first sample.
Virtual talk: 11:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m. via Blue Jeans: http://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/udqsqwfd
Social Event: 4-6 p.m., Molecular Science and Engineering Building, ground floor outdoor patio
