Ken Williford, deputy project scientist of the Mars 2020 Mission (NASA-JPL), presented the fourth talk of the 'Are We Alone?' 2016-2017 Science Lecture Series on Thursday. The talk encompassed NASA's plans to examine the Martian surface for signs of life in the past, and methods scientists will use. The talk was followed by a panel discussion about human colonization on Mars, featuring NAI director Penelope Boston, Vatican astronomer Christopher J. Corbally, and professor of philosophy Eric Schwitzgebel (UCR).

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