Astrobiology

*CANCELLED* Water on Mars

by Javier Martin-Torres (Luleå Technical University)

Europe/Stockholm
Ahlmannsalen, Geovetenskapens hus

Ahlmannsalen, Geovetenskapens hus

Description
*CANCELLED* Javier has worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Curiosity rover (see interview: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4549) but is now a professor at Luleå Technical University. He is currently working on the newly selected HABIT instrument, which is first Swedish instrument to be placed on the surface of Mars. This instrument was developed by an international research team led by Professor Javier Martín-Torres and Professor María-Paz Zorzano at Luleå University of Technology. (ESA) European Space Agency has selected the groundbreaking instrument for their next big expedition to Mars ExoMars 2018. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-swedish-mars-instrument-esa.html#jCp