Photo: ReutersIrishman Dr John Clinton, an internationally-renowned seismologist is playing a leading role in Mars exploration with NASA’s InSight mission. A former UCD student, Dr Clinton will deliver a lecture at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies on his groundbreaking work on this Mars mission. The Meath man is a Co-Investigator for NASA’s Mars InSight Mission, which is the first comprehensive examination of Mars. At the lecture, Dr Clinton will describe the key features of the hundreds of marsquakes he has observed and present our growing understanding of the Martian interior. We are delighted to welcome Dr John Clinton to DIAS to deliver what promises to be a fascinating public lecture on NASA’S Mars Insight mission.

Source: Irish Independent November 12, 2020 20:48 UTC