Jo Steer
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4,901 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 6d ago
Jo Steer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It has a seven foot robotic arm that can reach out to study rocks up close.
It's equipped with a laser to vaporize rocks at a distance.
A drill to collect pounded rock samples and
And seventeen cameras.
Curiosity was set to continue studying whether Mars ever had the conditions to support microbial life.
And after touching down
The rover quickly found more evidence.
But the answer to that question is
Yes.
It discovered chemical and mineral signs that the planet was once conducive to microbial life as we know it.
So that meant the planet could
once have harbored tiny life forms similar to those of Earth.
But did it.
To try to answer that question.
The rover got to work studying the geological record from the era.
When Mars was more habitable for Earth-like life forms.
Roving an area called the Gale Crater.
Curiosity began taking samples of rocks, soil and air to analyze on board.
To home in on samples most likely to yield results.
It searched for specific types of rocks that formed in water or have signs of organic matter.
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