Full-Spectrum Science Online: Countdown to Mars

Mars is an unforgiving target for spacecraft. Less than half of all missions to the Red Planet have been successful-though all of NASA’s rover missions there, including Pathfinder/Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, have overwhelmingly succeeded. Next up, NASA deploys Perseverance, a rover specifically tasked with looking for past life on Mars in an ancient crater lake called Jazero. At Full-Spectrum Science: Countdown to Mars, we’ll examine past missions and look ahead to the landing and roving of Perseverance.

Since joining the Exploratorium in 1971, Ron Hipschman has worked as an exhibit developer, author, teacher, and webcast host. He currently works on the Exploratorium’s Environmental Initiative, implementing and maintaining a collection of environmental monitoring sensors and developing visualizations for the Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery’s super-resolution media wall. In addition to Full-Spectrum Science, Ron hosts the monthly After Dark series Everything Matters: Tales from the Periodic Table.

Learn more about the series Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman
(https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/full-spectrum-science).