After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online.
Kevin Hand
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Hydrothermal Vents On The Seafloors Of Ocean Worlds Could Support Life
We’ve all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them. Now, […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Meet The Team Simulating Europa’s Surface — On Earth
Europa Clipper’s main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa that could support life.
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Book Review: "Alien Oceans: The Search For Life In The Depths Of Space" by Kevin Hand
In Kevin Hand’s “Alien Oceans: The Search For Life In The Depths Of Space” we learn that Earth is just one example of a myriad ways that a world can […]
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University of Washington Astrobiology Seminar: Kevin Hand “Joule Heating of the South Polar Terrain on Enceladus”
Loren Williams, “Where Did Protein Come From?” Date/Time: Tuesday December 8, 2009 2:30PM Pacific Speaker: Loren Williams (Georgia Institute of Technology) Abstract: Ribosomes are RNA-based macromolecular machines responsible for the […]
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University of Washington Astrobiology Seminar: Kevin Hand, "Joule Heating of the South Polar Terrain on Enceladus"
Date/Time: Tuesday November 10, 2009 2:30PM Pacific Speaker: Kevin Hand (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: The plumes and observed heat flux in the South Polar Terrain of Enceladus remain a considerable […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 1 March 2005
Ok, well, this is it folks, one last email and then I’m on a plane back to LA. I’ve been in New Zealand for a bit and I’ve finally had […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 8 February 2005
Hello again from Antarctica, Ok, well, I’m back at McMurdo Station. All went very well in the field – our instruments worked great, we collected lots of data, and had […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 20 January 2005
January 17th, 2005 Anticipation Comparisons of New Zealand to Purgatory are probably not that common. Nevertheless, for the past two weeks, this is exactly how it has felt. Christchurch, New […]