Sun Planets and Moons ID: 11403

MAVEN National Air and Space Museum Presentation

Released on November 8, 2013

Ancient riverbeds, crater lakes and flood channels all attest to Mars's warm, watery past. So how did the Red Planet evolve from a once hospitable world into the cold, dry desert that we see today? One possibility is that Mars lost its early atmosphere, allowing its water to escape into space, and NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft will investigate just that. On September 25, 2013, MAVEN Principal Investigator Bruce Jakosky delivered a presentation at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, discussing NASA's next mission to Mars. An edited version appears below.

Credits

Walt Feimer (HTSI): Animator
Chris Meaney (HTSI): Animator
Chris Smith (HTSI): Animator
Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator
Ryan Zuber (UMBC): Animator
David Ladd (USRA): Video Editor
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Video Editor
Bruce Jakosky (LASP): Narration
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
David Ladd (USRA): Producer
Bruce Jakosky (LASP): Scientist
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Swarupa Nune (Vantage): Project Support
Pat Kennedy (HTSI): Project Support
Dean Fick (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum): Project Support
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center