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Kenneth Farley
W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geochemistry and Perseverance Project Scientist, California Institute of Technology
Ken Farley is the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geochemistry at the California Institute of Technology. His research centers around noble gas geochemistry and its applications to a range of Earth science problems. He is also interested in the exploration of Mars and its geochemistry, geology, and geomorphology; much of his current work is centered on Martian geochronology and surface exposure dating using in-situ noble-gas based techniques.
Biographical information and photo from Ken Farley's website.
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
NASA's Perseverance rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: a sample that may hold evidence of ancient microbial life. We visit the Tenth International Conference on Mars to get the details.
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