Public Lecture

Curiosity examining a rock on Mars (artist’s concept)

AGU holds an annual public lecture on a hot topic in Earth and/or space science at its annual meeting in San Francisco.

Public Lecture at Fall Meeting 2012: Curiosity Driven Mars Exploration

 New! Watch a video of our 2012 Public Lecture, including interviews with the panelists.

Why explore Mars? And why the rover Curiosity

– Michael Meyer, Lead Scientist for the Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters

Location, location, location:  Prime real estate for exploration, nestled in Gale Crater with panoramic views of Mount Sharp

– John Grotzinger, Program Scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

A day in the life of Mars exploration

– Rebecca Williams, Participating Scientist on the Mars Science Laboratory, Planetary Science Institute

 

This panel of three Mars scientists engaged the public in a discussion of Mars exploration and the latest activities of the rover Curiosity – the most sophisticated explorer ever sent to another planet.  The panelists discussed the hopes and excitement of exploring Mars through a robot’s eyes, nose, taste, and touch.

 

See the event listing for Public Lecture on the 2012 Fall Meeting site

Read more about Public Lecture in our Eos article

 

Watch our 2011 public lecture, Adventures of a (Geoscientist) Astronaut: Nuts, Bolts, and Repairs in Earth Orbit given by Astronaut Andrew Feustel.