Spacecraft Chronicles: Photography on Mars

Episode 33 of the Spark Science podcast, hosted by Dr. Regina Barber DeGraaff - Western Washington University, titled "Spacecraft Chronicles: Photography on Mars" was published on August 27, 2017 and runs 11 minutes.

August 27, 2017 ·11m · Spark Science

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Summary

There are thousands of beautiful images of and from the surface of Mars. In this episode we talk about how and why these images are taken by rover photographers. From the taking images in black & white images verses color to church glass, how we study Mars through photography is fascinating. Special thanks to Emily Lakdawalla, Melissa Rice, Nicole Schmitz and resources from KMRE – Spark Radio & Western Washington University Image Courtesy of NASA

Episode Description

There are thousands of beautiful images of and from the surface of Mars. In this episode we talk about how and why these images are taken by rover photographers. From the taking images in black & white images verses color to church glass, how we study Mars through photography is fascinating.

Special thanks to Emily Lakdawalla, Melissa Rice, Nicole Schmitz and resources from KMRE – Spark Radio & Western Washington University

Image Courtesy of NASA

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