Christopher Edwards, an associate professor in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, received a six-year, $650,000 grant for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission awarded by NASA. This goal is to send an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars’ two moons, Phobos and Deimos, to gather information about them. It also will collect surface material from Phobos, a first-of-its-kind attempt.
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Planetary scientists from Northern Arizona University are conducting tests on soil-moisture retention on volcanic dunes located near Sunset Crater, just 20 miles north of Flagstaff. The team hopes that the data they collect will help them understand how water is stored on Mars. NAU-TV captured the important work.
Christopher Edwards shared a press release from JPL about recent findings of widespread CO2 frost on Mars and its role in regolith generation.
Read the JPL Press release here!