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

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Open to Public

Type: Special Event

Held on: Jun 04, 2020 (Thu) at 01:00 PM to Jun 04, 2020 (Thu) at 02:30 PM

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

Speaker: Diana Trujillo

Location:

Event Coordinator: John McLaren

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

Date: Thursday, 6/4/2020

Time: 1:00 PM

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  • MAY
    20

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    Wed at 05:00 PM Open to Public
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  • MAY
    19

    NASA - From Earth to Mars and Beyond

    Tue at 04:00 PM Open to Public
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  • MAY
    19

    Searching for the Triples, Quadruples and More in Wide Binary Systems

    Tue at 02:00 PM Open to Public
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  • MAY
    18

    Astronomy on Tap - Los Angeles

    Mon at 07:30 PM Open to Public
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    The Hidden Universe In 3D with Dr. Reinier Janssen (CalTech) Hunting Planets With Radio Telescopes with Dr. Virginia Faramaz (JPL) Join our virtual edition of Astronomy on Tap to laern more about the hidden universe and exoplanets, with astronomically-themed pub trivia. For more information about our other events, see http://outreach.astro.caltech.edu .For other Astronomy on Tap chapters around the world, visit: http://astronomyontap.org/

  • MAY
    11

    Astronomy on Tap - Saint Louis

    Mon at 05:00 PM Open to Public
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    Two fascinating talks about astronomy live to your home. This time, Dr. Kirsten L. Siebach from Rice University presents "Reading the Martian Rock Record: stories from a previously habitable world". For the second talk (directly after the first), Dr. Ryan Watkins from the Planetary Science Institute presents her talk "Back to the Surface: scouting Lunar landing sites from orbit". Talks start at 5 pm Seattle time.