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Dust is ubiquitous on Mars, and the way it moves around can be quite unique. While the global dust storm might be Mars most recognizable dusty weather pattern, the Dust Tower can be equally interesting. Planetary scientist Nick Heavens joins Jake to talk about these massive structures lifting dust into the upper atmosphere and leaking water in to space. We Mars missions, Artemis, and Commercial Crew Nick's Paper on Martian Dust TowersFollow up by the ExoMars NOMAD Team Follow Nick Nick on Twitter (@WeatherOnMars) Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: 26 - Hungover on Re-entry #GoingPro Phase 1 - Complete! On January 10th we concluded the first part of the #GoingPro fundraising campaign, and what a tremendous finish it was! With just hours to spare, we crossed the 200 patron milestone in an exciting finish. Mi

We're in a new decade, and Mars is kicking it off strong with four missions to the Red Planet in July. As we do every year, we're joined by Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck to preview the missions as well as everything else ahead of us in 2020. We Mars missions, Artemis, and Commercial Crew Mars 2020 Name the Rover ContestExoMars 2020 Parachute ProgressUAE's Mars Hope nearly assembledLong March 5 returns to flightStarliner in good shape after shortened flightNASA received $22.6B budget Previous Conversations with Brendan and Emilee Episode 18 - State of Mars 2017Episode 35 - State of Mars 2018Off-Nominal Episode 6 (feat. Brendan Byrne)Episode 53 - State of Mars 2019 Follow Emilee and Brendan Emilee on Twitter (@EMSpeck)Emilee’s Space Coverage (ClickOrlando.com)News 6 WKMG Facebook (Facebook.com)Brendan on Twitter (@SpaceBrendan)Are We There Yet Podcast on Twitter (@AWTYMars)WMFE Space (wmfe.org) Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)Feat

Happy Holidays Martians! We're #GoingPro, and we thought it would be a good opportunity to showcase what you get for becoming a Patron by sharing an episode of Red Planet Review, our weekly news show normally reserved for our $3+ Patreon supporters. To celebrate #GoingPro, we thought we'd end 2019 with a fresh new show that's available to ALL listeners. If you like what you hear today, consider joining the hundreds of other listeners over at Patreon. With a pledge of $3 or more, you can get a show like this every Friday, a great way to keep up on the news! And remember, if you join at the $5 level or higher before January 3rd, you'll get a limited time offer of a postcard from me and a set of podcast stickers! Headlines this Week NASA Budget for 20202020 Launch Window UpdatesMars2020 takes its first driveMars2020 drive videoExoMars Parachute Extraction Tests successfulExoMars Parachute Extraction VideoInsight UpdateThe mole is moving again!Curiosity UpdateSols 2615-2617Sols 2618-2619S

In July, ESA plans to launch the 2nd ExoMars mission, a rover called the Rosalind Franklin that will search for signs of life on Mars. It'll do so with the MOMA instrument. Recently, scientists from ESA and NASA embarked on an expedition to the Pilbara region in Australia to practice identifying biosignatures in rocks to prep them for their eventual interpretation of the data coming back. Teresa Fornaro, co-investigator on the MOMA instrument, joins Jake to talk about the instrument, the mission, and the expedition. We talk MOMA, ExoMars, and Life on Mars The ExoMars websiteMOMA WikipediaImages of MOMAPilbara Expedition Press ReleaseVideo of Expedition featuring Teresa Follow Teresa Fornaro Teresa's WebsiteTeresa's laboratory website Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)Featuring a limited time special offer! Click through or see below!WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Free shipping if you buy 2+ items until the end of the year!Twitter (

For years, the NASA Curiosity Rover has been quietly sniffing the atmosphere in Gale Crater with its SAM instrument. Today, scientists are finally getting a handle on that vast dataset, and they're turning up some crazy results, especially an unexplained oxygen spike! Dr. Melissa Trainer from NASA Goddard, lead author on a paper covering the results, joins Jake to talk about this peculiar behaviour. We talk Oxygen, Curiosity, and Atmospheres Melissa's Paper on Atmospheric Composition (Open Access)NASA press release on the paper Follow Melissa Trainer The Curiosity Rover Home PageMelissa's Wikipedia EntryMelissa's Profile on NASA Goddard's site Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)Featuring a limited time special offer! Click through or see below!WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Free shipping if you buy 2+ items until the end of the year!Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: "Jim-Adja

Next year brings a quartet of missions heading from Earth to Mars, including one from the Chinese National Space Administration. Freelance journalist Andrew Jones, a specialist in Chinese space, joins Jake to talk about the mission, Huoxing-1, and what to expect leading up to China's first Mars mission. We talk China, Space, and Huoxing-1 Huoxing-1 mission objectives and science payloadsYF-77 Test FiringHow not to land an orbital rocket booster (SpaceX)China's Mars Technology is Ready for 2020 Launch (IEEE Spectrum) Follow Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Twitter (@AJ_FI)Andrew's Space News Author PageAndrew's Space.com Author PageAndrew's Planetary Society Author PageAndrew's Sky and Telescope Author Page Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: "Jim-Adjacent" The WeMartians Season 3 Mission Patch This is the Seas

The 70th International Astronautical Congress descended on Washington, DC this week, with 6300 delegates from around the world coming together to talk about space technology, policy and more. Jake is on site to report on the happenings, and connected with a range of people on robotic missions and human architectures. Guests include Walter Cugno from Thales Alenia Space, Khaled Ali Al Hashmi from the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, and Gary Napier from Lockheed Martin. We talk ExoMars, Mars Hope, and Human Landing Systems ExoMars Parachute WoesMars Hope nears completionBlue Origin announces National Team Follow our Guests Thales Alenia Space TwitterUAE Space Agency TwitterGary Napier Twitter Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: "What is the protocol for this?" The WeMartians Season 3 Mission Patch

On September 28th, 2019, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presented an update to the Starship architecture. To talk about what has changed and what hasn't, Jake is joined by podcast partner Anthony Colangelo from Main Engine Cut Off in a two part conversation between the two shows. You can listen to part 2 of the conversation on the MECO feed or by clicking here. We talk SpaceX & Starship Starship's WebsiteSpaceNews coverage of Starship UpdatePart 2: T-135 Jake Robins on Starship Follow Anthony Colangelo Main Engine Cut Off Podcast & BlogMain Engine Cut Off Twitter Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: "What is the protocol for this?" WeMartians Meetup in Washington DC! On October 20th, we'll be meeting up with Anthony Colangelo from The Main Engine Cut Off Podcast as we head to Washington DC to cover IAC 2019. Yo

SpaceX has been requesting HiRISE images from an area called Arcadia Planitia as potential landing sites for their Starship vehicle. Dr Ali Bramson, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab and expert on the region, joins Jake to talk about what's going on there and why SpaceX might be interested. We talk SpaceX, Starship, and Arcadia Planitia SpaceX requests landing site candidate imagesSome textures of Arcadia PlanitiaAn example of "Brain Terrain"Polygonal terrain in CanadaPlanetary Society piece on Terraced CratersThe SpaceX Landing Site Candidate HIRISE requestsInteractive DTMs for Terraced Craters - explore them in your browser!PAPER: Widespread excess ice in Arcadia Planitia, MarsPAPER: Exposed subsurface ice sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes Follow Ali Bramson Ali Bramson's Twitter (@alibramson)Ali's profile at LPLAli's profile at Purdue (starting Fall 2020)SWIM ProjectSWIM Project Twitter (@RedPlanetSWIM)Be a student at Purdue! Follow Jake & WeMarti

We talk the 9th International Mars Conference Tweet thread on Methane from Justin Cowart Content from the MEPAG meetingContent from 9th Mars Presentations Follow Nina Lanza Nina Lanza's Twitter (@marsninja)Nina back on Episode 11 Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: The Dark Lord The WeMartians Season 3 Mission Patch This is the Season 3 (2018) commemorative WeMartians Mission Patch. We’ve partnered with space fan and talented graphic artist Beth Kerner to put together a custom, 4-inch, sew-on embroidered patch. It’s limited edition, with a print-run of just 100. And you can get one for yourself starting today! They’re just $17 USD, and shipping is free anywhere on Earth (Mars is extra, though). If you’re a Station-level or higher patron, your permanent store discount applies, too! The patch captures the

We talk Relativity Space 3D-printed rockets Telesat signs with Relativity SpaceRelativity signs contract to build launch padRelativity to build rocket factory at Stennis Follow Jordan Noone and Relativity Relativity Space WebsiteWork for Relativity!Relativity Space TwitterJordan Noone TwitterRelativity Space Instagram Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: Carpet-Bombing Venus Upcoming Seattle Meetup! Join us in south Seattle on August 31st for another meetup at the charming Airways Brewing Taproom. They've got Blue Origin themed beers and a great atmosphere. Check out the details at our events page, and note this one is a little earlier 'cause the taproom closes at 7PM! The WeMartians Season 3 Mission Patch This is the Season 3 (2018) commemorative WeMartians Mission Patch. We’ve partnered with space f

We talk the MAVEN mission MAVEN Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian AtmosphereMAVEN atmospheric escape simulation video Follow Gina DiBraccio and MAVEN The MAVEN Mission PageDr Gina DiBraccio on Instagram Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: Carpet-Bombing Venus The WeMartians Season 3 Mission Patch This is the Season 3 (2018) commemorative WeMartians Mission Patch. We’ve partnered with space fan and talented graphic artist Beth Kerner to put together a custom, 4-inch, sew-on embroidered patch. It’s limited edition, with a print-run of just 100. And you can get one for yourself starting today! They’re just $17 USD, and shipping is free anywhere on Earth (Mars is extra, though). If you’re a Station-level or higher patron, your permanent store discount applies, too! The patch captures the broad n

It's been 50 years since Apollo 11, and while there's still a lot to celebrate about the whole Apollo era, it also begs the question, "why haven't we gone back?" Michael Robinson, historian and host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs joins Jake to dig in to what motivates people to go to deep space and Mars in an attempt to understand how to make it happen again. We Talk Motivations for People to Explore Mars and Deep Space Planetary Radio Space Policy Edition feat. Roger Launius Time to Eat the Dogs interview with Catherine Newell, author of Destined for the StarsMichael's essay on Motivations for Mars"The Tweet" about Why Sending Humans to Mars Follow Michael Robinson Time to Eat the DogsSome select episodes to try:Apollo in the Age of AquariusShould We Colonize Mars?Living on the International Space StationAn American in Soviet Antarctica Part 1 & Part 2The Mars Curiosity RoverThe Falcon HeavyTime To Eat the Dogs Twitter Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.p

NASA is sending people back to the Moon, or so they say. A human deep space program is easier said than done. The Planetary Society's Casey Dreier returns to the show to talk about politics, policy, and balancing skepticism with excitement. We Talk NASA's Moon Plan, Artemis Mars Wars by Thor Hogan (free pdf)What can we learn from a Failed Return to the Moon?A Crash Program or a Modest Proposal?NASA awards PPE Contract for GatewayA Look at NASA's Budgets Follow Casey Casey's TwitterCasey's Profile on The Planetary SocietyThe Planetary Society's Space Advocacy Page Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Seattle Meetup on June 29th! The WeMartians 2018 Mission Patch This is the Season 3 (2018) commemorative WeMartians Mission Patch. We’ve partnered with space fan and talented graphic artist Beth Kerner to put together a custom, 4-inch, sew-on embro

Getting data back from our Mars spacecraft requires some pretty robust communications technology. But the infrastructure that rovers like Curiosity relay their images through is aging, and scientists are starting to worry about what would happen if they fail. NASA JPL's Michael Staab joins Jake to talk about a new idea to reinforce that infrastructure and keep those data flowing back each and every sol. We Talk Mars Communications MAVEN lowers orbit to facilitate communications Follow Michael Michael's Twitter (@AstroStaab)NASA JPL Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit) The WeMartians 2018 Mission Patch This is the Season 3 (2018) commemorative WeMartians Mission Patch. We’ve partnered with space fan and talented graphic artist Beth Kerner to put together a custom, 4-inch, sew-on embroidered patch. It’s limited edition, with a print-run of just

NASA's BASALT program (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) has been working on understand how to do real science on an EVA since 2016. Jake is joined by NASA Astronaut, planetary scientist and program participant Stan Love to learn the challenges imposed by a Red Planet Spacewalk and what kinds of things the agency is trying to overcome them. We Talk Mars, EVAs, and Science Astrobiology Special Issue on BASALTIntro by Stan LovePaper overview by PI Darlene LimOff-Nominal Podcast Episode 17 (Jake's Pick was BASALT) Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit) The WeMartians 2018 Mission Patch This is the Season 3 (2018) commemorative WeMartians Mission Patch. We’ve partnered with space fan and talented graphic artist Beth Kerner to put together a custom, 4-inch, sew-on embroidered patch. It’s limited edition, with a print-run of just 100.

Jake is on-site at the 50th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference to report on Mars science results and the shift to the Moon. Fifty years from Apollo's first landing, lunar samples are still having an incredible impact on all planetary science, and as we look to the future, we have so much more to be excited about. Three special guests join Jake to talk about this exciting topic. We Talk Mars and Apollo Lunar Science InSight pauses Mole deploymentHP3 Heat Flow Probe results AbstractDLR Blog on Heat Flow Probe with Team UpdatesAPSS (pressure sensor) results AbstractWeird weather results from InSight (Ars Technica)Mars Weather Report from InSightJack Schmitt's keynote lecture (video)50 Years of Lunar Science Talk Track (video)50 Years of Planetary Science Talk Track (video) Follow our Guests Louise ProckterThe Lunar and Planetary Institute TwitterGordon Osinski TwitterGordon Osinski's Website Our Travel Grant Winner Áine O'Brien wins the 2019 WeMartians Travel GrantÁine's Talk: Carbon

Curiosity recently drove down from the Vera Rubin Ridge, its home for the last year and a half, into a new clay-rich area called Glen Torridon. Planetary Scientist Kristen Bennett joins Jake to talk about what this new area is like and what questions we hope to answer in the next chapter of this rover's mission. We Talk Curiosity and Glen Torridon Curiosity says Farewell to Vera Rubin Ridge360 view of Vera Rubin Ridge as Curiosity DepartsCuriosity Computer troubles Follow Kristen Kristen's Twitter (@planetkilobravo) Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit) Rosalind Franklin ESA recently announced that the upcoming ExoMars 2020 rover will be named for the pioneering British DNA scientist, Rosalind Franklin. Just as Franklin sought to understand the smallest signs of life, so too will her titular rover as it explores Mars. We're celebrating this announ

WeMartians visits Arizona to attend the 2019 Women in Space Conference, an interdisciplinary event covering science, engineering, and policy with a reimagined, humanized perspective. Jake and guests discuss some of the science as well as the social challenges women and other marginalized groups face as they try to explore space. We talk the Human side of Exploration WISC 2019 Conference ScheduleSex Differences in Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Total Energy Expenditure When in a Challenging and Novel Environment (Sarma, M. S.)Space Ethics and Our Expanding Vision for Exploration: Core Conversations (Grier, J. A.)All other WISC AbstractsWISC Keynote Speaker Profiles Follow Mallika, Jennifer, Tanya and Sara Mallika Sarma on Twitter (@skyy_mal)Mallika's Research SiteJennifer Grier on Twitter (@grierja)Tanya Harrison on Twitter (@tanyaofmars)Tanya's websiteSara Mazrouei on Twitter (@SciCommSara) Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeM

The fourth season of WeMartians has begun, and we bring in our friends and regular guests Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck to talk about rockets, rovers, and Mars in pop culture. We talk Mars in 2018 and in to the future Sounds of Mars from NASA's InSight Previous Conversations with Brendan and Emilee Episode 18 - State of Mars 2017Episode 35 - State of Mars 2018Off-Nominal Episode 6 (feat. Brendan Byrne) Follow Emilee and Brendan Emilee on Twitter (@EMSpeck)Emilee’s Space Coverage (ClickOrlando.com)News 6 WKMG Facebook (Facebook.com)Brendan on Twitter (@SpaceBrendan)Are We There Yet Podcast on Twitter (@AWTYMars)WMFE Space (wmfe.org) Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)The WeMartians Travel GrantWeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Support the Travel Grant Here!Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit) Come have a beer with me I will be at McFate Brewing Company (South location) in Scottsdale, Arizona at 6PM on Frida