Program Archives

WES HUNTRESS ON THE NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S RESIGNATION AND A NEW SUPER MARS ROVER
December 20, 2004
Guests: Wes Huntress
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Former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science Wes Huntress brings his expertise to two topics this week, the just announced resignation of Sean O'Keefe, and the selection of instruments for a...  more »

HOW'S THE WEATHER ON MARS?
June 7, 2004
Guests: Donald Banfield
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Cornell planetary scientist Don Banfield knows which way the Martian wind blows. He hopes to put much more sophisticated weather instruments on the Red Planet. Emily Lakdawalla says size is only one...  more »

OPPORTUNITY REACHES ENDURANCE CRATER ON MARS
May 10, 2004
Guests: Phil Christensen
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Mars Exploration Rover has reached its latest goal. You'll hear Steve Squyres at a JPL press briefing announcing its arrival, and Phil Christensen of Arizona State will tell us why Endurance Crater...  more »

MAGNETS ROVING ON MARS
April 19, 2004
Guests: Walter Goetz
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They're small and simple, but the strategically located magnets on the Mars Exploration Rovers are telling us more about the red planet. Hear about them this week, along with six degrees of Bruce...  more »

CELEBRATE WITH THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVER TEAM
April 12, 2004
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With lots to celebrate, The Planetary Society threw a party for the scientists and engineers who have made Spirit and Opportunity such amazing successes, and you're invited! This special edition of...  more »

LIFE ON MARS...AND EARTH
April 5, 2004
Guests: Andrew Knoll
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We visit Harvard biologist Andrew Knoll for a conversation about finding life on the red planet. Emily Lakdawalla is seeing red on another of Earth's neighbors, and Bruce Betts spins a tale of Death...  more »

A SALTY SEA ON MARS
March 29, 2004
Guests: Ken Herkenhoff
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Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has returned conclusive evidence that water once flowed over the Meridiani Planum. The probe's Microscopic Imager had a big part in this discovery. We talk with the...  more »

CONFIRMED: WATER WAS ON MARS!
March 8, 2004
Guests: Ben Clark
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The Mars Exploration Rover science team has conclusively announced that there was once water, and lots of it, on Mars' Meridiani Planum. Our guest this week helped make this momentous discovery. Ben...  more »

JIM BELL, THE PANCAM MAN!
March 1, 2004
Guests: Jim Bell
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The Pancams on the Mars Exploration Rovers are returning images that with three times the resolution of any before. Planetary Radio talks with their developer, Jim Bell. We also feature the last pair...  more »

RATS, ASTROBOTS, AND A SIX IRON ON THE MOON!
February 23, 2004
Guests: Bob Anderson
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Bob Anderson seems to have several jobs on the Mars Exploration Rover Team. Listen and learn why he is sometimes called the RAT man. You'll also hear from Biff and Sandy, the Astrobots on Spirit and...  more »