When
3:45 p.m., Feb. 16, 2016
Where
Kuiper Space Sciences 312
Dr. Melissa Rice
Assistant Professor
Western Washington University
Mars through the eyes of the rovers: Imaging science from the MER-Pancam, MSL-Mastcam, and upcoming Mars2020-MastcamZ investigations
The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit and Opportunity rovers, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover, and the currently-in-development Mars2020 rover all have spectroscopic, multispectral imaging capabilities with their mast-mounted cameras, which can help constrain the iron mineralogy and distribution of hydrated materials on the surface. This talk will present an overview of the instrumentation, technique, and major science results from the MER-Pancam and MSL-Mastcam multispectral investigations. Plans for imaging science with the Mastcam-Z instrument on NASA’s next rover, which will launch in 2020, will also be discussed.
BIO: Dr. Melissa Rice is an Assistant Professor of Planetary Science at Western Washington University, where she has held a joint appointment in the Geology Department and the Physics & Astronomy Department since 2014. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University in 2012, and was a NASA Astrobiology Institute Postdoctoral fellow at Caltech from 2012-2014. Her research focuses on the sedimentology, stratigraphy and mineralogy of Mars. She is a collaborator on the active Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity missions, a Participating Scientist on the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission, and a Co-Investigator for the Mastcam-Z investigation in development for the Mars2020 rover mission.
Host: Dr. Michael Nolan
Assistant Professor
Western Washington University
Mars through the eyes of the rovers: Imaging science from the MER-Pancam, MSL-Mastcam, and upcoming Mars2020-MastcamZ investigations
The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit and Opportunity rovers, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover, and the currently-in-development Mars2020 rover all have spectroscopic, multispectral imaging capabilities with their mast-mounted cameras, which can help constrain the iron mineralogy and distribution of hydrated materials on the surface. This talk will present an overview of the instrumentation, technique, and major science results from the MER-Pancam and MSL-Mastcam multispectral investigations. Plans for imaging science with the Mastcam-Z instrument on NASA’s next rover, which will launch in 2020, will also be discussed.
BIO: Dr. Melissa Rice is an Assistant Professor of Planetary Science at Western Washington University, where she has held a joint appointment in the Geology Department and the Physics & Astronomy Department since 2014. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University in 2012, and was a NASA Astrobiology Institute Postdoctoral fellow at Caltech from 2012-2014. Her research focuses on the sedimentology, stratigraphy and mineralogy of Mars. She is a collaborator on the active Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity missions, a Participating Scientist on the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission, and a Co-Investigator for the Mastcam-Z investigation in development for the Mars2020 rover mission.
Host: Dr. Michael Nolan
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