Mon, 09 Dec
|RMG Lecture Theatre
Looking for Life on Mars
by Professor Andrew Coates, Professor and Deputy Director at University College London - Mullard Space Science Laboratory Mars is the nearest location where life could have evolved in our solar system... DETAILS ON HOW TO BOOK FOR THIS EVENT ARE EMAILED TO MEMBERS IN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Time & Location
09 Dec 2024, 19:15 – 21:00
RMG Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
About the Event
Synopsis: Mars is the nearest location where life could have evolved in our solar system beyond the Earth. We will discuss the prospects for life on Mars in the context of potential habitability of outer planet moons and solar system other locations. We will then discuss current and future Mars missions, especially Perseverance which is collecting samples for later return to Earth, and the ESA-NASA Rosalind Franklin mission which will drill up to 2m below the harsh Martian surface for the first time to search for past life on Mars. We will discuss the UK’s key industrial and academic contributions to this exciting mission, for launch in 2028 and landing in 2030.
Bio: Professor Andrew Coates gained a BSc in Physics from UMIST in 1978, and MSc (1979) and D.Phil. (1982) in plasma physics from Oxford University. He has been at UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) since 1982, with…