Dr. Lori Fenton’s primary research interests include aeolian geomorphology, recent and ongoing climate changes, and the mobility of wind-blown sand and dust.
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PRESS RELEASE: https://www.seti.org/news/perseverance-rover-uncovers-clues-to-ancient-martian-chemistry/
SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Janice Bishop and University of Massachusetts Engineering Professor Mario Parente analyzed orbital hyperspectral images from the Compact Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, producing a detailed mineral map at the tens-of-meters scale of the crater documenting deposits of clays and carbonates signaling abundant water on ancient Mars.
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How do we find new trans-Neptunian objects, given that they are small and distant? Astronomer Dr. Rosemary E. Pike explains the necessary observations taken before, during, and after the expected place in the sky. Listen to the latest #SETILive #podcast: https://feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss
Next #SETILive: Hidden Habitability on Ceres
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 2:30 pm PDT / 5:30 pm EDT
Join host Beth Johnson and guest Dr. Sam Courville, lead author of a new study on Ceres, as they dive into the possibility that the dwarf planet may have had the energy needed to support habitability for much longer than once believed. Could this small world in the asteroid belt have been more habitable than we ever imagined?
WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/AMxbk9foXcw
