Geology Department
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| Rick Larsen visits Western's Mars Lab | 2021-05-13 | ||
| Research Recap for April 16 | 2021-04-16 | ||
| Milwaukee native helps Perseverance Rover capture images of Mars | Then, in 2011, Dixon transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the year the Curiosity Rover launched. Sitting at his desk, watching the launch coverage, Dixon said the fear faded… |
2021-04-05 | |
| Perseverance and the Martian Clock | Perseverance and the Martian Clock What is “Mars Time”? Are you excited about machines flying on another planet? Or Martian rocks coming back to Earth? If you are curious about spacecraft on the Red Planet then check out our Season 7 Premiere featuring… |
2021-03-31 | |
| WWU student rediscovers regionally extinct bumblebee on Western’s campus | 2021-03-30 | ||
| Western's Geosciences programs ranked #7 nationally by Study.com | 2021-03-16 | ||
| Western's Geosciences programs ranked #7 nationally by Study.com | 2021-03-16 | ||
| Perseverance's eyes see a different Mars | “We developed Mastcam-Z for a rover going to a spot on Mars that hadn’t been selected yet, so we had to design it with all the possibilities in mind—the optimal set of eyes to capture the geology of any spot on Mars,” says Melissa Rice, a planetary scientist at Western Washington University and… |
2021-02-24 | |
| Perseverance's eyes see a different Mars | “We developed Mastcam-Z for a rover going to a spot on Mars that hadn’t been selected yet, so we had to design it with all the possibilities in mind—the optimal set of eyes to capture the geology of any spot on Mars,” says Melissa Rice, a planetary scientist at Western Washington University and… |
2021-02-24 | |
| How a Washington geologist is helping with the search for life on Mars | NASA celebrated the successful landing of its Perseverance rover on the surfaces of Mars on Thursday. Now, the real work begins, as the rover begins its search for signs of life on the planet’s surface, with the aid of Western Washington University planetary geologist … |
2021-02-22 |