Rosalind Franklin and the search for life on Mars
About this episode
The episode discusses the Rosalind Franklin rover's mission to Mars and its potential to find evidence of past life on the planet.
The European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin rover finally has a path to Mars. ExoMars Project Scientist Jorge Vago joins Planetary Radio to discuss the rover's 2-meter drill, its onboard astrobiology lab, and what it would mean to finally find evidence that Mars was once home to life.
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