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Mars 2020, Robotic Arm – Behind the Spacecraft – Live Q&A

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Online Public

Type: Special Event

Held on: Jun 30, 2020 (Tue) at 01:00 PM to Jun 30, 2020 (Tue) at 02:30 PM

Online Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iax57vVxVkE

Speaker: Diana Trujillo

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Event Coordinator: John McLaren

Overview

Get to know some of the diverse team of engineers and scientists working on NASA's next Mars rover, Perseverance. NASA-JPL engineer Diana Trujillo moved to the U.S from Colombia and paid her way through college by cleaning houses. Join our conversation to find out how she is helping to find signs of ancient life on Mars through her work on the Perseverance rover's robotic arm. We'll be taking your questions live from the chat. The team is on track to launch Perseverance in July 2020 and land in Mars' Jezero Crater in February 2021. For more information on the Mars 2020 mission, go to: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iax57vVxVkE

 

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