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i work in the solar system exploration

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division at nasa goddard

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and i'm also a science team member on

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the mars organic molecule instrument the

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moment instrument

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that will be part of the exomars payload

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that will land on mars at oxia planum in

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2023

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and so what i've discovered not only in

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working closely with

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the sample analysis that mars instrument

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team on the curiosity rover

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is that really exploring the diversity

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of environments on mars requires a

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sustained long-term

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multi-pronged you know exploration

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program and so i'm really excited that

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perseverance will be

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making connections not only to the

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exciting discoveries that curiosity has

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made

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but also to the future discoveries that

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our exomars payload will make at the

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landing site

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that actually has uh mineralogical

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connections

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to the clay rich site of jezero crater

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well i am just so excited that

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perseverance is going to take the next

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step toward returning samples to earth

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this will allow us to undertake the most

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sophisticated analyses that humans know

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how to do

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and it's going to make connections and

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provide an interpretive framework

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for the measurements that we make with

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instruments on the surface

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and in orbit around mars it'll also help

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us

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understand the signatures and the

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processes that have happened

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to organic species potential

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biomolecules

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over the years that the mars surface has

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been exposed to harsh harsh environment

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like

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radiation this has implications even

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beyond

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mars it has implications for our

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understanding and ability to interpret

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organic signatures throughout the solar

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system where habitable environments

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have a variety of histories of