(13) Dr. Fred Calef III - Mapping Mars with Rovers
Channel: County of Los Angeles GIS Day
Date: 09/12/2020

ABOUT THIS TALK
I'll present how we make maps to explore Mars' surface with the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers science and engineering teams at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

ABOUT THIS SPEAKER
Dr. Fred Calef III is a science systems engineer and planetary geologist at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. He works on several Mars rover missions (Curiosity and Perseverance) as a Mapping Specialist, helping track where the rover is as well as where it plans to go, including localizing science observations on the surface. Fred also conducts landing site analysis for future missions to Mars and beyond.