U Arizona’s role in latest Mars mission

Looking deep below Mars surface

DELIVER -- THE MOSTSOPHISTICATED MARS ROVER YET .IT WILL EVEN BE ABLE TO --LAUNCH A HELICOPTER -- BUT AS9 ON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHREPORTS -- A U OF A RESEARCHERWILL BE LOOKING DIFFERENTDIRECTION -- TO UNLOCK THESECRETS OF THE RED PLANET.CRAIG: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONASCIENTISTS ARE WORLD LEADERSIN STUDYING THE PLANETS.

NOW AU OF A RESEARCHER IS WORKINGWITH PART OF THE LATEST MARSROVER---LAUNCHING IN LESS THANTWO WEEKS-- SHE IS PART OF ATEAM THAT WILL LOOK FAR BELOWTHE SURFACE OF MARS.

THEPERSEVERANCE ROVER WILL HELPDOCTOR LYNN CARTER SATISFY ANURGE SHE'S HAD SINCECHILDHOOD.

8:46 AND SO, I MEANI WAS A KID THAT ALWAYS LOVEDBEING IN MY BACKYARD, I KNOWTHERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE THATALWAYS WANT TO KNOW LIKEWHAT'S WHAT'S DOWN UNDER THEREAND STUFF.

AND SO, WHENEVER ITALK ABOUT RIMFAX I TOLD THEMIT'S LIKE YOU KNOW HAVING THEABILITY ON OTHER PLANETS JUSTHIT A HOLE AND SEE WHAT'S DOWNTHERE." 8:59 RUNS: 13 RIMFAXIS THE INSTRUMENT ON THE ROVERTHAT WILL USE RADAR TO REACHAS FAR AS 300 FEETUNDERGROUND.

IT WILL CREATESORT OF AN ULTRASOUND OF THELAYERS OF MARTIAN GEOLOGY.2:40 SO WHAT WE'RE INTERESTEDIN, WHERE WE'RE GOING, IS HOWLONG THERE MIGHT HAVE BEENWATER IN HIS CRATER, ANDWHETHER OR NOT THE CONDITIONSWERE RIGHT FOR LIFE.

AND WEHAVE OTHER INSTRUMENTS ON MARS2020 THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOREFOCUSED ON LOOKING FOR ACTUALEVIDENCE OF LIFE.

2:54 RUNS:14A LOT OF THE BUZZ ABOUT THEMARS 2020 MISSION INVOLVESTHIS: OUR FIRST FLIGHTS OF AHELICOPTER ON ANOTHER PLANET..BUT LYNN CARTER SAYS WHILETHOSE FLIGHTS ARE UP, IT'S APRIME OPPORTUNITY FOR HERPROJECT TO LOOK DOWN BECAUSETHE ROVER WILL STAND STILLWHILE THE HELICOPTER'S IN THEAIR.

AND SHE'S EXCITED ABOUTHOW THE VARIETY OF INSTRUMENTSON THE ROVER WILL HELP ANSWERTHE QUESTION OF WHETHER MARSEVER HAD LIFE.

CRAIG SMITH,KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDEUNEMPLOYMENT PROTESTS -- ATTHE ARIZONA CAPITOL THI