Landing On Mars With JPL's Matt Golombek

Join us at JPL for a conversation with Mars landing site selection expert Matt Golombek. Matt is also now Project Scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover program, and share the great news from Opportunity about its latest discovery. Emily Lakdawalla presents a guest blog entry that features splendid images from Mars Express, while Bill Nye explains the convoluted ways of space science funding in Washington. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan are at a legendary Pasadena eatery for this week’s What’s Up.  Cosmic hot dog, anyone?

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This week's question:
How many Plutos would fit inside Jupiter?

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Last week's question:
Who was James Webb, after whom the James Webb Space Telescope is named?  (Be brief.)

Answer:
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Question from the week before:
Approximately how many jellyfish flew on STS-40?

Answer:
Between 2,400 and 2,500 jellyfish.