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Like Being There: "Postcards from Mars" by Jim Bell

Airdate: Monday, February 12, 2007
Running Time: 00:28:50
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

Cornell professor Jim Bell returns to Planetary Radio to help us explore his new mammoth collection of images from the Mars Exploration Rover Pancams. Jim also provides a status report on Spirit and Opportunity. Emily Lakdawalla is seeing red...and other colors in the images of Jupiter that will be returned by New Horizons when it passes Jupiter in a few days. What's Up! with Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan considers the night sky, Skylab astronauts, Planetary Radio t-shirts, hapless cows, and a new trivia contest.

Guests

• Jim Bell, Cornell professor

Related Information

• Emily Lakdawalla's review of "Postcards From Mars:"
• Rover Audio Updates
• Update on the status of Spirit and Opportunity