Opportunity is exploring a valley on Mars …and at Dr. Crumpler’s suggestion, rocks and targets are being named for placenames on El Camino Real. In fact, the rover just passed Albuquerque and is sitting on La Bajada!  See the new data sent from Mars and experience scientific history in the making in a low-key, one-on-one discussion with Dr. Crumpler.

Dr. Larry Crumpler is Research Curator of Volcanology and Space Science at the NMMNHS.  He is a scientist on the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission, served on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, and is Co-I on an instrument proposal for the 2020 rover. He continues to serve as long-term planning lead (LTP) for the daily telecons that define the ongoing activities of the Opportunity Rover, and to have a great time being a “field geologist” on Mars.  He earned his M.S. in Geology from UNM, Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona, and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Held at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 • (505) 841-2800 Visit: www.nmnaturalhistory.org

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