NASA/JPL Interns Join Mars 'Landing-Site Dude' to Prepare for Touchdown
For more than 20 years, the "landing-site dude" and his rotating cast of interns at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have made the maps that tell NASA's Mars missions where – and where not – to land. For the current trio of interns working with scientist Matt Golombek, that's meant having the rare opportunity to get involved in a Mars landing as it's happening. Meet JPL interns Lauren Berger, Rachel Hausmann and Heather Lethcoe, and find out what role they're playing in today's Mars InSight landing and beyond!
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