Podcast Ep. 30: Purdue Scientist Discusses Role in NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover | Briony Horgan
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An Associate Professor of Planetary Science at Purdue University, Briony Horgan is also one of the tactical science leads for NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover. She is examining the Mars landscape through a rover camera called Mastcam-Z – which she helped design for this mission.
Talk about a Boilermaker who is taking Giant Leaps!
Listen in as Briony discusses what the team of scientists on this mission is looking for on the Red Planet, and what being a part of Purdue’s community means to her.
To learn more about Briony, check out purdue.university/horgan.