Wemartians Podcast

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