Geology Department
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| 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 | |
| 'It feels like make-believe;' Bellingham professor playing pivotal part in Mars rover project | As NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday, researchers at Western Washington University became the eyes of the world. "It feels surreal," said Melissa Rice, professor of planetary science at Western. "We're asking the big question. Are we alone in the universe?" Rice… |
2021-02-19 | |
| 'It feels like make-believe;' Bellingham professor playing pivotal part in Mars rover project | As NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday, researchers at Western Washington University became the eyes of the world. "It feels surreal," said Melissa Rice, professor of planetary science at Western. "We're asking the big question. Are we alone in the universe?" Rice… |
2021-02-19 | |
| WWU professor will be part of rover team to land on Mars | WWU's Melissa Rice talks about what the day has in store for the Perseverance rover team as it prepares to land on Mars. |
2021-02-18 | |
| WWU professor will be part of rover team to land on Mars | WWU's Melissa Rice talks about what the day has in store for the Perseverance rover team as it prepares to land on Mars. |
2021-02-18 | |
| Working the Martian Night Shift | 2021-02-17 | ||
| Working the Martian Night Shift | 2021-02-17 | ||
| These Whatcom scientists are working on NASA’s new Mars rover mission | When viewers on Earth see images from NASA’s Perseverance rover after it lands on Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, they’ll be looking at the Red Planet partly through the eyes of a Western Washington University… |
2021-02-16 | |
| These Whatcom scientists are working on NASA’s new Mars rover mission | When viewers on Earth see images from NASA’s Perseverance rover after it lands on Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, they’ll be looking at the Red Planet partly through the eyes of a Western Washington University… |
2021-02-16 | |
| Whale Songs Could Reveal Deep Secrets Beneath the Oceans | “It’s a nice example of how we make use of the data the planet provides for us,” said Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a seismologist and volcanologist at Western Washington University not involved with the… |
2021-02-12 |