Soil Sensing on Mars with Drs. Doug Cobos and Colin Campbell

<p>In 2008, NASA launched their Phoenix Lander to take measurements on Mars. This episode, Drs. Doug Cobos and Colin Campbell talk about their experiences working with NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), what they were measuring, and what their data can tell us about Mars.</p> <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>The challenges involved in creating sensors for extraterrestrial environments</li> <li>What measurements NASA wanted to learn</li> <li>The difficulties of remote controlling devices on Mars</li> <li>What their results tell us about Mars</li> </ul> <p>If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href= "http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Doug, you can find him here:<br /> <a href= "mailto:doug.cobos@metergroup.com">doug.cobos@metergroup.com</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Colin, you can find him here:<br /> <a href= "mailto:colin.campbell@metergroup.com">colin.campbell@metergroup.com</a><br /> <a href= "http://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-campbell-METER">www.linkedin.com/in/colin-campbell-METER</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Rachelle LaCroix from our Student Spotlight, you can find her here:<br /> <a href="mailto:rel268@cornell.edu">rel268@cornell.edu</a><br /> <a href= "https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/jDgfC73zRBTpNZNc8wA_m">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachellelacroix161/</a></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p>CEU Quiz: <a href= "https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Security/Sign-In?returnurl=%2fLearning-Center%2fCourses%2fCourse-Detail%3fproductid%3d%257b7D1DFD16-76C2-EC11-8143-B5A95104D3D2%257d"> https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Security/Sign-In?returnurl=%2fLearning-Center%2