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Pickled in Brine
Mars may once have been awash in water but the water was very salty
Oct. 26,
2009 -- Andrew H. Knoll, Ph.D., Fisher Professor of Natural History and professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University, will discuss the evidence for life on Mars at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 in Room 300, Laboratory Sciences Building, on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
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Haskin honored with named feature on the Moon
WUSTL man on the Moon
Feb. 3,
2009 --
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A crater on the moon has been named after the late Larry Haskin, Ph.D., who spent much of his career as a WUSTL researcher in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences.
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Bringing Mars to life
Ray Arvidson to deliver inaugural Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture
Oct. 20,
2008 -- Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Washington University, will deliver the inaugural Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 in Room 100, Brown Hall, on the university's Danforth Campus. Arvidson, who has played key roles in NASA's missions to Mars, including the current Phoenix Mars Mission, will discuss "Mars: Environments, Habitability, and Life" during the free lecture that is open to the public.
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"Dig Czar"
Washington University plays key role in Mars mission
June 9,
2008 --
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| The Phoenix Mars Lander on the northern Mars plains, searching for evidence of ice and water. |
Among the many Phoenix Mars Mission workers are Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the WUSTL chair of earth and planetary sciences, a computer specialist and four WUSTL students. Their goal is to infer from images and other data the geological history of the landing site and to imply some theories about current and past climate on Mars. Will they find ice?
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How green is their valley?
Phoenix mission to Mars will search for climate clues
May 21,
2008 -- Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and chair of the earth and planetary sciences department in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and a number of his student and personnel have major roles in the Phoenix mission to Mars. The space craft lands in the northern plains on May 25, 2008, and Arvidson is a key operations manager during the critical first week of operations. (Video available)
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2008 McDonnell lecture
Space scientist Flanagan to speak on Webb Telescope
March 20,
2008 --
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Kathryn Flanagan, Ph.D., senior scientist and head of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute, will deliver the 2008 McDonnell Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Room 214 Wilson Hall on the Danforth Campus at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Burnell reflects on pulsars and being a pioneer
British astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell reflects on the process of scientific discovery and being a pioneer
March 12,
2008 -- British astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell will describe her landmark work in discovering the first pulsars at the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. on Wed., March 19 in Graham Chapel.
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Extreme environments
Return to Europa: A closer look is possible
Dec. 13,
2007 --
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| Thick or thin ice shell on Jupiter's moon Europa? Scientists are all but certain that Europa has an ocean underneath its surface ice, but do not know how thick this ice might be. |
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Jupiter's moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalizing ice-covered ocean and determine its potential for harboring life. William B. McKinnon, professor of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is discussing some of these recent findings and new opportunities for exploring Europa in a news briefing on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
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Mars made accessible
New software enables easy access to huge Mars database
Aug. 2,
2007 --
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| The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) taking pictures of Mars. |
A software program developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is allowing access to planetary data and early images from the most powerful spectral camera ever sent to Mars. The information is now available on NASA's online planetary data archive.
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Pre-eminent astrophysicist to build on 'great legacy'
WUSTL's McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences names new director
June 20,
2007 -- Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., one of the world's pre-eminent astrophysicists, has been named director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Cowsik, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, will take over as director July 1. He succeeds Roger J. Phillips, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, who is stepping down after seven years as director.
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