Professor in the School of Earth & Space Exploration at ASU. Planetary scientist. Sending a tiny spacecraft to the Moon to map water @lunahmap.
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ALT A whiteish rock, slightly buried in the beige-colored Martian sand, is shown in an image captured by the Curiosity rover. The smooth surface of the rock has five small circles that go in a diagonal row across the top of the rock. These are small laser blasts from the rover's ChemCam instrument.
ALT The Curiosity rover is shown in a selfie in a rocky area of Mars. The image is a rust color and the rover is lightly covered in Martian dust. It is slightly off center to the right and is staring at the camera on its robotic arm that took the photo. Next to the left side of the rover is a large reddish rock. In the background are small hills and haze along the horizon.
ALT The 6 panel members and moderator Bethany up on a stage with a screen while Astronaut Jessica Watkins is answering a question and a slide is up in the background with each panelist’s basic information about affiliation.
ALT A close-up photo taken by the Curiosity rover shows pure yellow sulfur crystals within a rock the robot drove over. Surrounding the yellow crystals is sandy and rust-colored Martian rock. Along the crack in the center are dull yellow crystalline pieces of elemental sulfur.
