Mission to Mars Set to Begin For Brock Prof

Thursday, 18 February 2021 05:13

By Tami Jeanneret

NASA's Perseverance rover is nearing its date with celestial destiny.

The six-wheeled vehicle is expected to land on the Red Planet today

Once the rover lands, a Brock University Earth Sciences professor will begin her third mission.

Mariek Schmidt, a volcanolgist, is once again a participating scientist with the NASA Mars mission.

And she says part of the goal is to look for signs of potential life.

The Brock prof is the only scientist from a Canadian Institution and is one of 13 participating scientists who were chosen for the role from 119 applicants.

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Mission to Mars Set to Begin For Brock Prof

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