101: The best geologist on Mars with Dr. Francis
- Author
- Carrie Nugent
- Published
- Sun 18 Jun 2017
- Episode Link
- https://spacepod.libsyn.com/101-the-best-geologist-on-mars-with-dr-francis
Dr. Raymond Francis talks about a rock-vaporizing laser and the software that controls it. He describes how he and colleagues programmed a computer to make choices like a geologist would, allowing the Curiosity rover to do more science on Mars.
