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Could Jezero Crater hold the keys to unlocking an ancient and hidden past when life existed on the Martian surface? As NASA’s Perseverance rover heads to Mars to find out, we take you on board the spacecraft to learn more about some of its incredible exploratory technology from the scientists who created it. Come journey with us on our exciting limited-series podcast by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Joey Montoya, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lexi Petronis

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Was there life on Mars?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 13:24

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Perseverance rover image courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-25438

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SuperCam: The eye on the rover

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 13:41

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-25941

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Plutonium power

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 17:49

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Searching for signs of life on Mars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 17:55

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustrations courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-26431

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A day in the life of a Mars rover

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 13:32

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-26657

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What rocks may reveal about Martian life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 9:36

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL/Caltech. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-26905

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Mars needs women: ChemCam and the future of space missions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 17:05

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA and NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-27185

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Bonus: SuperCam talks!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 2:41

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-29486

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Perseverance has landed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 6:45

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-21-22256

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First sounds from Mars

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 6:01

Listen to audio of SuperCam's laser popping against Martian rock and wind as it whooshes past the rover. LANL principal investigator Roger Wiens explains what the sounds mean. Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-21-23035

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Surprising first audio from Ingenuity on Mars

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 5:55

For the first time ever, a spacecraft on another planet has recorded sound from an entirely separate spacecraft. Learn why scientists are surprised by what they heard.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Nick Njegomir, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-21-25078

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Flash floods on Mars!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 6:47

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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One year on Mars!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 11:51

On Perseverance's Martian "landiversary," relive the excitement of the rover's historic touchdown and hear about the fascinating discoveries that it's made — and what it could do next.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration by JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-22-21413

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Mars: 10 years of incredible discoveries

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 12:40

The Curiosity mission was supposed to last about two years, but more than a decade later the rover is still going — making remarkable discoveries all along the way.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

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What does a Martian dust devil sound like?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 11:36

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA.

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How a trip to the Arctic could help us find life on other planets

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 30:37

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

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