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Planetary Radio

Magnets Roving on Mars

Airdate: Sunday, April 18, 2004
Running Time: 00:25:15
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

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 Betts with What's Up! and Emily Lakdawalla's Q and A.

Guests

• Walter Goetz, Mars Exploration Rovers magnet team member from the University of Copenhagen

Related Information

• Copernicus Online Service Webpage Describing Magnets on Rovers
• JPL Mars Exploration Rover Magnet Array
• The Mars Exploration Rovers