#007 with Nina Lanza
This week, we invite Nina Lanza, Los Alamos National Labs scientist, to discuss her hopes for the SUPERCAM, aboard the NASA Perseverance Rover, which is landing on Mars TODAY!!! Nina has been shooting lasers at the Martian surface for years now, via the CHEMCAM on the Curiosity Rover. In this episode we discuss the new capacities of the SUPERCAM, her stint on an ice sheet in Antartica collecting Meteorites, the magic of Manganese, and of course, her ideal alien “artifact.”
Alien Crash Site · los alamos national lab, Nina lanza, Caitlin mcshea, Santa Fe institute
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Show Notes
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:
Theme song, "Stalker" by Tortilla
The “Living in Space” InterPlanetary Panel from IP Fest 2018
Recap of Nina’s time in Antartica
Bradbury Museum panel of LANL scientists discussing Today’s Perseverance landing
Joerael Numina’s art (The image of the Curiosity Rover behind me is one example of his work)