Audio Interview with Dr. Carol Stoker about MARTE and the Rio Tinto

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Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

NASA Ames Research Center

Collection:

NASA

Grade Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

This site features links to broadcast quality audio files and transcripts from an interview with Dr. Carol Stoker about the Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE) which is to take place near the Rio Tinto in Spain. Interview topics include the MARTE expedition, the definition of an extremophile, the significance of the color and pH of Rio Tinto, equipment for the MARTE experiment, the possibility of a Mars drilling mission, and the resemblance of Rio Tinto geochemistry to that of Mars.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Audio Lectures

Media Format:

Audio, Text/HTML

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Public Domain
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