New Mars Science Results

NASA discusses new science results from NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. The media and public are invited to ask questions.

Michelle Thaller, assistant director of science for communications, in NASA's Planetary Science Division will host the chat. Participants include:
Paul Mahaffy, director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
Jen Eigenbrode, research scientist at Goddard
Chris Webster, senior research fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Ashwin Vasavada, Mars Science Laboratory project scientist, JPL

The public can send questions on social media by using #askNASA.
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[thedman]

you can go to mars but you cant get the sound right on the bloody video

[Hodoss]

So we may have found aliens by detecting their farts... XD

[kitsouk]

Gale crater has proven to be the right location to land Curiosity. Great planing by the Curiosity Team! Keep the discoveries coming. Thanks Nasa.

[mitsuomits]

Didn't they have a camera on the rover with which they can take photos of how the drilling was made?

[bullydully]

It’s something really special watching three scientists who dedicated their lives to books, science and study, discussing in front of a DRAW (because that nothing but a beautiful draw) of Mars soil instead of discuss in front of a REAL picture taken by one of the 2 million dollars cameras rovers are mounting. I wonder how they feel, being joked by the whole world.

[AjLloyd-uytr]

Great Chem 1 lesson. More video of mars please!

[williamturner]

have to use close caption to understand, the sound filter is not one it seems

[powerzx]

I wish that NASA bought a few good microphones, so we can hear what they say without noises and sound cracks.

[thiswasts]

This all pretty much sounds like how Doom started

[rm]

Video cutting out all the time. A lot of parts are missing. Can you fix it and reupload? This is unbearable..

[ahmadnasseri]

Is this new report ? Or old one . Good if you put date time of this interview

[mattn]

Wouldn't it be awesome to sit and have a coffee with Jen Eigenbrode?

[Chef_MDTnd]

Wow I just shared this from Twitch as a live presentation @NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

[oregonsbragia]

@NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory I'm not really understanding how lake sediment created a mountain in the middle of a crater. It doesn't seem right to me. If anyone can show me an example of how this would occur, I would appreciate it.

[HauntHunter]

Well it’s about time that we picked up on some organic molecules. Maybe we are a little closer to evidence of ancient life...

[theyard]

All them nerds, and nobody with any Audio Video (A/V) experience. Sound is rubbish, Video is pretty bad too. but great subject matter and information. Hahahaha, I can imagine why one of the most technologically advanced places on earth, has a video that looks and sound 30 years old. lol. kinda funny.

[coolxjl]

Woud it have been really so hard to take a microscope on one of the rovers? You guys are trying your absolute best to find life as slowly as possible.

[stlllearning]

Way to go NASA, and thanks for an excellent presentation!  Stay on course!   Looking forward to November 26th!

[RaimoKangasniemi]

ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter - whose instruments can differentiate between methane from geological and biological origins - results are now more important than ever.

[RobSinclaire]

Nasa, Goddard, JPL are like Symphony Orchestras exploring new works!