GENESEO — The SUNY Geneseo Geological Department and American Rock Salt have partnered in a lecture series since 2003 and this year they bring Dr. Matt Golombeck, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and a veteran of space missions to Mars. According to a press release from the SUNY Geneseo College Communications Office, Golombeck will deliver the Fifteenth Annual American Rock Salt lecture in Geology March 29 … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Prof Helps Pick Mars Rover’s Landing Spot
GENESEO – Nicholas Warner, assistant professor of geology, is among planetary geologists in California this week presenting evidence to NASA scientists on the best Mars landing sites for the next rover mission, scheduled to launch in 2020. According to a press release from SUNY Geneseo, scientists and engineers are studying eight different places on the Red Planet to decide where the Mars 2020 rover will explore, and Warner is presenting … [Read more...]