WWU professor awarded grant to continue Mars Rover work
By Kathi O'Shea January 12, 2021 7:23 am KGMIAn illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021. (Illustration courtesy of NASA) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A WWU professor has been awarded a grant to support her continued involvement with the Mars Rover program. Dr. Melissa Rice leads the Mars Lab team of planetary geology researchers in the Science and Engineering school at Western. Now, Rice has been awarded a $144,982 grant from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labora...
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