Ashwin Vasavada

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Deputy project scientist for the Curiosity mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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On Sunday evening in Pasadena — Monday morning in Times Square — a scientific laboratory is schedule to land on the surface of Mars.With Mars roughly 154 million miles away, the…

The Mars Landing and 'Seven Minutes of Terror'

On Sunday evening in Pasadena — Monday morning in Times Square — a scientific laboratory is schedule to land on the surface of Mars.With Mars roughly 154 million miles away, the…

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