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Designing a Portable Micro-CT for Mars Exploration

Type Of Event
Presentation
Sponsoring Division
XSD
Location
Virtual
Speaker
Nghia Vo, Diamond Light Source
Host
Doga Gursoy
Start Date
09-24-2020
Start Time
10:00 a.m.
Description

Location:
https://bluejeans.com/5625919115

Abstract:
 
Colonizing Mars is an ambitious project of NASA and SpaceX. Searches for evidences of habitability and taphonomy on Mars now becomes a primary objective. An X-ray microtomography system is such a critical tool for these searches. However, it is very challenging to build the system which must be portable, to be carried by a rover, and durable, to work in the tough environment of Mars. NASA and SETI are funding a project to build such a micro-CT system. This talk presents the latest results of the project where I have involved in developing a data processing software for the system.
 

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