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September 29, 2003

the Vertical Dimension of Future Mars Exploration

Dr. Geoffrey Briggs
NASA's Ames Research Center

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

Dr. Geoffrey Briggs of NASA's Ames Research Center will describe progress in developing an automated lightweight drill to acquire samples from deep beneath the surface of Mars where water may once have been available in liquid form and where micro-organisms may have been preserved in permafrost.