Cassandra Marion - Science Advisor - Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Dr. Cassandra Marion’s passions are for the outdoors, rocks and space. Her studies focused on meteorite impact craters, and lunar and Martian analogue environments in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic.
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A life-long explorer, Dr. Cassandra Marion’s passions are for the outdoors, rocks and space.
She completed PhD in Geology and Planetary Science and Exploration at the Earth and Planetary Institute, at Western University. Her studies focused on meteorite impact craters, and lunar and Martian analogue environments in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic.
After 13 northern expeditions, she has developed considerable expertise leading and managing field expeditions and had the privilege of assisting in the expedition and geology training of 3 astronauts. Cassandra has also participated and led a series of simulated robotic and human missions designed to learn, train and prepare for real missions to the Moon and Mars. She has more than a decade of experience in education and public outreach, developing and delivering science programming. In her current role as Science Advisor for the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, she acts as a science communicator dedicated to sharing her passion and knowledge of Earth and planetary science with communities near and far.
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