The Red Planet - Professor Carolin Crawford

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Published 2013-10-03

Many robotic spacecraft have been sent to explore the cold, dry and dusty surface of Mars. They reveal a world not so dissimilar to Earth, shaped by meteor impacts, volcanic activity, weather and flash flooding. In addition, recent discoveries inform us about the possibilities for life on Mars -- both in the past and the present.

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All Comments (21)

@virtualatheist 10 years ago

I am finding myself addicted to Professor Carolin. These lectures ROCK!
@paulwilkinson1539 9 years ago

This Prof is a fabulous communicator of quite complicated science for the layman, She is now a YouTube fave of mine Thanks for the upload as always.
@miramarensis 5 years ago

Awsome lecturer. Can’t have enough of her presentations.
@jasmineluxemburg6200 4 years ago

Expressive and detailed descriptions without pomposity or artifice!
@davidjatt5629 10 years ago

Always a pleasure to watch Prof. Crawford's lectures. Thank you.
@leonidasalexis 5 years ago

Great to listen to. Awesome teacher.
@PeterBoeRessa 10 years ago

She's a great lecturer!!!
@jrhunter007 10 years ago

Carolin Crawford is awesome. What I wouldn't give to have dinner with her!
@0VistaDelMar0 7 years ago

She's my new lullaby lecturer. used to be dan barker
@flinchfu 8 years ago

I fell asleep to this last night... not that she's a bad speaker, she's an awesome speaker. I even caught my self saying "Oh, wow, that's interesting..." in my sleep. Yeah, I'm totally watching this again.
@praaht18 9 years ago

Excellent lecture.
@LoquaciousApe 10 years ago

No doubt a higher achievement than putting a robot on a distant planet. I applaud you!
@lesjohnson9740 8 years ago

Carolin, magic as always, and very much in focus as of today, you sound very like my lead tutor at Liverpool Uni Msc., but better.
@CandideSchmyles 10 years ago

Another great lecture from the prof and I look forward to the Quazars lecture at the end of the month.
@ErikOosterwal 6 years ago

Can we submit other people for the trips to Mars? If so, there is a large group of politicians I'd like to see doing some scientific exploration. 🤓
@tnekkc 6 years ago

At 33:56 she suggests erosion from melting CO2. That would require very high air pressure to get a liquid. It is only possible at above 5 earth atmospheric pressures, and even then not likely.
@YourFirst100k 6 years ago

Good job!
@S2Cents 10 years ago

Kuato Lives!
@johnries5593 5 years ago

One question that occurs to me is where did all that perchlorate come from? Perchlorate is one of the strongest oxydizing agents there is, so it's surprising to me that large amounts were found in the Martian soil. Can't imagine that it's good for the wheels of our rovers.
@KDOERAK 7 years ago

Good lecture, but about actually travelling to Mars? I like it here too much.