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August 5, 2025

A Scientific Portrait

Bowler Hat Science from Matthew R Francis

I just have one small item to share this week: a portrait of my friend Tanya Harrison for AGU Eos!

Tanya Harrison: Roving on Mars

This planetary geologist has worked on nearly every Mars rover while connecting government, universities, the private sector, and the public.

For AGU Eos:

When NASA deployed a small six-wheeled robot named Sojourner on Mars in 1997, space-obsessed 11-year-old Tanya Harrison was watching.

“When NASA released the little animated GIF of Sojourner driving onto the surface, I thought, ‘I want to work on Mars rovers,’” she said. “I was laser focused on that goal from there out.”

Read the rest at Eos Magazine.

Bowlerhattishly thine,

Matthew

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