UC Geographer Tests System for Mars Exploration

University of Cincinnati geographer Richard Beck has trekked to the deserts for a second time to test a powerful data-gathering system that may allow future Mars explorers to collect data and analyze it without returning to Earth to process it. A June 25 test will be conducted in the deserts of Utah.

Read the

full story

on UC's web site

Related Stories

1

Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts

April 26, 2024

Using environmental DNA analysis, researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah. The plants, known for their religious associations and medicinal properties, were discovered beneath a plaza floor upon which a ballcourt was built, suggesting the building might have been blessed or consecrated during construction.

Debug Query for this