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Mars Technica

Mars Technica

Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya

Could Jezero Crater hold the keys to unlocking an ancient and hidden past when life existed on the Martian surface? As NASA’s Perseverance rover heads to Mars to find out, we take you on board the spacecraft to learn more about some of its incredible exploratory technology from the scientists who created it. Come journey with us on an exciting podcast by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Mars Technica episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Mars Technica for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Mars Technica episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

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Mars Technica - What does a Martian dust devil sound like?
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02/28/23 • 11 min

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA.

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Mars Technica - A day in the life of a Mars rover
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08/27/20 • 14 min

How do you drive a rover on another planet? Could life on Mars have gone underground?

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - Flash floods on Mars!
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12/21/21 • 6 min

Evidence shows that there may have been massive flash floods on Mars billions of years ago.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - Bonus: SuperCam talks!
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11/19/20 • 3 min

Nestled within its spacecraft millions of miles from Earth, SuperCam sent scientists an update.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - Plutonium power

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08/12/20 • 17 min

It takes a special battery to power a rover on another planet.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - The eye on the rover
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08/05/20 • 14 min

Perched atop Perseverance, SuperCam is the rover's "Swiss Army knife," performing five kinds of types of analyses to study Mars' geology.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - Was there life on Mars?
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07/29/20 • 13 min

On a mission like no other, Perseverance sets out to search for signs of ancient life on Mars.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Perseverance rover image courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - First sounds from Mars
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03/30/21 • 6 min

Listen to audio of SuperCam's laser popping against Martian rock and wind as it whooshes past the rover. LANL principal investigator Roger Wiens explains what the sounds mean.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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Mars Technica - Perseverance has landed
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03/09/21 • 6 min

Millions of miles and eight months of travel come to an end with a terrifying seven-minute landing. First things first: The rover starts on its to-do list.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Mars Technica have?

Mars Technica currently has 16 episodes available.

What topics does Mars Technica cover?

The podcast is about Space, Geology, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Podcasts and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Mars Technica?

The episode title 'How a trip to the Arctic could help us find life on other planets' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Mars Technica?

The average episode length on Mars Technica is 13 minutes.

How often are episodes of Mars Technica released?

Episodes of Mars Technica are typically released every 56 days, 5 hours.

When was the first episode of Mars Technica?

The first episode of Mars Technica was released on Jul 29, 2020.

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