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Drill Baby Drill! On Mars

Air Date: 03/11/2013
Run Time: 28:50

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Guests:

• Luther Beegle, Curiosity Sampling System Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Topics: mission status, podcasts and videos, interview, Planetary Society People, Planetary Radio, Mars, Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory), geology, mineralogy and petrology

With the first use of its drill and delivery of samples to its internal instruments, Curiosity is now a fully-functioning science station on Mars.  JPL Sampling System Scientist Luther Beegle provides an update. Emily Lakdawalla is a Twitter true believer.  She shows us why with a wide-ranging discussion about meteor showers on Titan.  Bruce Betts says Mat Kaplan will just miss a comet when he travels to the Southern Hemisphere this week, but there's a treat in store for northern viewers.  Bill Nye is away.

Related Links

• Curiosity News Release With Great Drill Schematic and Images
• BLOG: Curiosity Update-Drilled Stuff is in the Scoop, Ready for Analysis
• BLOG: Emily on Titan Meteor Showers and Why Twitter is Awesome
• BLOG: Mat's Atacama Diary

Trivia Contest

This week's prize is Bill Nye the Science Guy's voice on your answering system!

This week's question:
What is the highest permanent astronomical observatory, and how high is it?

To submit your answer:
Complete the contest entry form at http:planetary.org/radiocontest no later than Monday, March 18, at 2pm Pacific Time.

Last week's question:
In what country and state or province was the beryllium mined for the James Webb Space Telescope mirror segments?

Answer:
The answer will be revealed next week.

Question from the week before:
On what two bodies does Copernicus have craters named after him?

Answer:
On the Moon and Mars.

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