Summary: <p>We dig the Red Planet! And so does Curiosity. After a successful landing, and a round of high-fives at <span class="caps">NASA</span>, the latest rover to land on Mars is on the move, shovel in mechanical hand. </p> <p>Discover how the Mars Science Laboratory will hunt for the building blocks of life, and just what the heck a lipid is. Plus, how to distinguish Martians from Earthlings, and the tricks Mars has played on us in the past (canals, anyone?). </p> <p>Also, want to visit Mars firsthand? We can point you to the sign-up sheet for a manned mission. The catch: the ticket is one-way.</p> <h2>Guests:</h2> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.gps.caltech.edu/people/grotz/profile">John Grotzinger</a></strong> – Geologist, California Institute of Technology, and project scientist, <span class="caps">NASA</span> Mars Science Laboratory mission</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/staff/jennifer-heldmann">Jennifer Heldmann </a></strong> – Research scientist at <span class="caps">NASA</span> Ames Research Center</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/mission/mars-science-laboratory">David Blake </a></strong> – Principal Investigator of CheMin, a mineralogical instrument that is included in the analytical laboratory of the Mars Science Laboratory mission</li> <li> <strong>Rachel Harris</strong> – Astrobiology student at the <span class="caps">NASA</span> Astrobiology Institute</li> <li> <strong>Stuart Schlisserman</strong> – Physician in Palo Alto, California</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://felisawolfesimon.com/">Felisa Wolfe-Simon</a></strong> – <span class="caps">NASA</span> astrobiology research fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://mars-one.com/en/about-mars-one/team">Bas Lansdorp</a></strong> – Founder, Mars One</li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.seti.cl/podcast-instituto-seti-curiosidad-marciana/">Descripción en español</a></strong></p>
