Looking for life on Mars with the Rosalind Franklin Rover. Prof. A. Coates. Mullard Space Lab UCL

Mars, once habitable like Earth, is now cold and dry. Prof Coates outlines how the Rosalind Franklin Rover will aid in the on-going search for life on Mars. Mars has changed since it formed 4.6 billion years ago. When life started on Earth ~4 billion years ago, Mars was habitable too, with volcanism, a magnetic field, surface water and a thick atmosphere. Today, Mars is cold and dry, with a thin atmosphere and harsh surface. In this lecture Professor Andrew Coates outlines the search for life beyond Earth on our closest target, using the Rosalind Franklin Rover. cMole Valley Geological Society web site https://www.mvgs.org.uk YouTube channel    / @mvlctv   channel subscription    / @mvlctv   -----Contents of this video ----------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - potential life locations 11:58 - why mars 17:55 - requirements for life 18:42 - planned missions to mars 22:11 - perseverance & ingenuity 44:11 - summary / conclusions