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Monthly Archives: September 2014
MAVEN and the mystery of the Martian atmosphere
Just a few hours ago, a visitor from Earth reached the Red Planet and traded her terra-bound orbit for a Mars-centric one. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft, or MAVEN, has a specific assignment: to characterize the upper atmosphere of our neighboring world and the processes that shape its evolution over time. MAVEN is an […]
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A slice of Caltech history
For the past several months, I’ve been working with the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) to gather historical materials for the Tolman/Bacher House, one of the oldest buildings on campus, and with the Keck Center dedication yesterday, all of our hard work has paid off! In addition to the physical exhibits, which are tucked away in the […]
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