This NASA Scientist Helps Prevent Mars from Getting Contaminated I NOVA I PBS
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars! But how do you prevent microbes from Earth from contaminating the red planet?
This NASA scientist, who worked on the #Perseverance mission, explains.
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Producer/Editor: Ari Daniel
Producer/Director: Terri Randall
Production Assistance: Jedd Ehrmann
Camera: Kevin Stevenson
Sound: Timothy Kitz
Production Coordinator: Steven Reich
Archival:
NASA
NASA 360
NASA/JPL-Caltech,
NASA/Michelle Stone
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Storyblocks
Music: APM
© WGBH Educational Foundation 2021
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@pequodexpress
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
And yet scientists have been thinking about how to release greenhouse gases into the Martian atmosphere to raise the temperature at least 70 degrees Celsius.
@simplemindsme
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
I guess she single handedly did EVERYTHING FROM START TO FINISH…THE GREATEST! SHOW WOMAN ON EARTH…feels more like a fake movie her telling us than motivating. Should have interviews the whole team
@healingv1sion
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Look her up yall she's been in stuff. Shes handling the business!
@jessehagan5096
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
People are the dirtiest things on terrestrial ecosystems. A singularity under any MICROSCOPIC ENVIRONMENTAL REALM.jes
@jessehagan5096
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
I've the identical difficulties in my lab.jes
@joed8694
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Wonderful to see such enthusiasm, she truly loves what she does.
@rpavlik1
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Great production, and great engineer, who seemed very comfortable as a presenter. Really cool, lots to learn.
Also she has the coolest title ever, "Planetary Protection" 😁
@BestFitSquareChannel
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Kudos young lady! Carry on!!!
@lindaaclifton7237
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
What a wonderful scientist and person! Truly an asset to NASA!
@Nick_McConnell
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Thats Greenland. Lies…..
@TaylorThomasVideo
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Just wrapped up king of the nerds and it's cool to see Moogega still kill it!
@englishbus77
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Thank you for the correct subtitles…
@derekv6479
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Patronizing woke science! Yay!
@SolaceEasy
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
I Bake Out for health too!
@premier69
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
at first the title sounds dumb, i mean yeah that makes sense, humans do kill off entire species but god forbid we spread life to a dead world. but yeah, maybe it isn't dead and that's why.
@TimeTheory2099
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Thanks PBS Nova. 👍
Can't wait to see this on PBS
@itssandeepchaudhary
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Please create a video on the working of ingenuity helicopter 🚁🙏.
@itssandeepchaudhary
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
How 🤔satisfactory to see 👀that devices go to other planet created by you guys.
@mascadadelpantion8018
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
The most amazing part of her job says it all
@robindavis7023
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Thanks.
@MachineHeadDissent
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
As long as they send toilet paper to Mars we’ll all be OK…..
@tiffanyjohnson5899
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
This was everything!! Can’t wait to show our 7yo who LOVES science!! #STEAM #BlackGirlMagic
@youme1414
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
"Love science. Love it. Please…", she said. That is wonderful!
@youme1414
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 am
Go girl. You rock!
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