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> July 4, 1997
Pathfinder Imaging/Mars Exploration
One hour before our broadcast begins, if all goes as planned, the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft will have landed on Mars. The international space community has its attention focused on the headquarters of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasedena, California, where scientists are waiting the first reports from the probe -- the first to land on Mars since the Viking landers of 1976.
In this hour, we'll talk about the imaging systems on Pathfinder that will hopefully be sending detailed pictures of the Martian surface back to Earth, how those pictures will get back to Earth, and what we can learn from them once they get here. Plus, we'll talk about the past, present and future of Mars missions, and how best to go about looking for evidence of life on Mars.
Guests:
Edward Stone
Director
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasedena, CA
Dan McCleese
Chief Scientist, Mars Exploration Program
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasedena, CA
Peter Smith
Principal Investigator
Imager of Mars Pathfinder Team
Lunar and Planetary Observatory
University of Arizona
Tuscon, AZ
Matt Golombek
Project Scientist, Mars Pathfinder
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasedena, CA
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