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.
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