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DTSTART:20140225T180500Z
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DTSTAMP:20260419T193508Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:Roving the Red Planet:  A field geologist explores gale crater
  on Mars\, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, Rebecca Williams\, Planet
 ary Science Institute
DESCRIPTION:On August 5\, 2012\, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover 
 Curiosity landed in northwest Gale Crater.  With the most sophisticate
 d suite of scientific instruments ever employed to investigate the Mar
 tian surface housed within a mini-Cooper-sized rover\, Curiosity has b
 een assessing the character of the ancient environments based on exami
 nation of clues contained within rocks.  In this presentation\, Willia
 ms will discuss why Gale Crater was selected as the landing site\, the
  ingenious 'sky-crane' landing system developed for this mission\, how
  the science team participates in daily operations from their home ins
 titutions\, and science results after one year of surface activities.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3287
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