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Searching for ‘ground truth’: Planetary geologist to lead next phase of Mars Science Lab Curiosity Rover project

Posted by Heather Tate on March 21, 2022

Scientists will compare thermophysical properties from rover to orbital data and analog measurements gathered on Earth to understand rock record

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover explores the Gale Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover explores the Gale Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Launched in 2011, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

Planetary scientists discover evidence of brief presence of water in Arabia Terra on Mars

Posted by Heather Tate on November 8, 2021

Christopher Edwards and Ari Koeppel working on a drone in the field In support of their Mars research, Koeppel (on the left) and Edwards (right) conducted an analog study in a cinder field near Flagstaff, Arizona. At the Flagstaff study site, they were able to collect data in the field and compare it with the… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NASA recognizes NAU planetary scientist with prestigious Early Career Award

Posted by Heather Tate on May 25, 2021

Funding will support new field-portable lab, help train next-generation analog scientists to ensure NAU becomes a leader in planetary analog science

Alicia Rutledge at a glacierNASA has selected Northern Arizona University assistant research professor Alicia Rutledge as one of only five early-career scientists in the country to receive funding through its… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU planetary science intern leads study of Martian crust

Posted by Heather Tate on March 2, 2021

Group photo of Ahmed AlHantoobi, NAU postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Buz and NAU assistant professor Christopher Edwards
From left: NAU summer intern Ahmed AlHantoobi, NAU postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Buz and NAU assistant professor Christopher Edwards studied magnetic anomalies in the Martian crust.

The planet Mars has no global magnetic field, although scientists believe it did have one at some point in the past. Previous studies suggest that when Mars’… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

Emirates Mars Mission to reach red planet on Feb. 9 with instrument co-designed by NAU planetary scientist

Posted by Heather Tate on February 4, 2021

Illustration of Emirates Mars Mission
The ASU-built Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) on the UAE Hope Orbiter will examine temperature profiles, ice, water vapor and dust in the atmosphere of Mars. Credit: MBRSC/ASU/NAU/CU-LASP

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is scheduled to reach Mars’ orbit on February 9, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. MST (10:41 a.m. EST). The spacecraft… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU planetary scientist named key partner on NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission

Posted by Heather Tate on December 2, 2020

Christopher Edwards sitting in his officeAfter a year of preliminary design and several reviews, NASA recently confirmed its Lunar Trailblazer mission will proceed to the final design and build phase. Selected in June 2019 with planned flight system delivery in October 2022, the Lunar Trailblazer mission targets one of the most surprising discoveries of the decade: the presence of water on the Moon.

The mission is a collaboration led by Bethany… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

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