Launching in August 2007 for arrival in late May 2008, the Phoenix mission will bring 11 science experiments to explore the nothern near-polar environment on Mars. The spacecraft's landing site is between 65 and 72 degrees north, analogous to central Greenland and Alaska. Like Alaska, the Martian arctic plains have permafrost. The ice may have melted and re-frozen over millions of years, making this a location that life, if it ever existed on Mars, might have found suitable. While Phoenix is not a life-detection mission, its objectives are to understand how water and ice at the landing location have interacted with the soils over time and to understand if the environment is or could have been compatible with life. Speaker: Dr. Leslie Tamppari Project Scientist, Phoenix Mars Lander CREDIT: NASA/JPL-Caltech SOURCE: www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2007&month=6 General Information The Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series, named after JPL's founder, and presented by JPL's Office of Communication and Education, brings the excitement of the space program's missions, instruments and other technologies to both JPL employees and the local community. Lectures take place twice per month, on consecutive Thursdays and Fridays. The Thursday lectures take place in JPL's Theodore von Kármán Auditorium and are streamed live via Ustream, and Friday lectures take place at Pasadena City College's Vosloh Forum. Both start at 7:00 PM. Admission and parking are free for all lectures, no reservations are required, and seating is limited. Support the Channel vie BOOK DEPOSITARY Shopping Book Depository: Millions of books with free delivery worldwide www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=Booklibrary Enjoy, Like and Subscribe:)

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