Ralph
Milliken: Curiosity’s mission on Mars
As
Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory rover, gets set to land in the wee hours
of Monday morning, Brown geologist Ralph Milliken will be getting ready to get
to work. He’s a member of the mission’s science team. His curiosity lies in
finding out why Mars is a colder, drier place than it used to be.
PASADENA,
Calif. [Brown University] — Ralph Milliken, assistant professor of geological
sciences, is on the science team of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which is
set to land the rover Curiosity on the Red Planet in the early morning of Aug.
6 Eastern Daylight Time. The rover will allow the team to study the rocks and
soils of Gale Crater, giving scientists years of data to help them learn the
geological history of the planet. If there are signs of water or organic
material, Curiosity can find those, too.
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