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nathalie cabrol is a planetary geologist on the mars exploration rover team. the french-born scientist is one of the gusev crater landing site proponents.

Nathalie Cabrol. Photo courtesy of Seth Shostak.

We're always very excited to look at Mars. We don't even say we're going to work, because "work" is never a word I would associate with what we are doing. It's really more of a passion. We are here very early each morning. We are excited like kids in a candy store.

Since september 1998, Principal Investigator at the SETI Institute, NASA Ames Research Center
May 1996 to May 1998: NRC renewed at NASA Ames
1995-1996: NRC at NASA Ames Research Center
1994-1995: French Ministere de l'Education Superieure et de la Recherche post-doctoral grant. Position at the NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science Division.
1991-1994: Post-doctoral grant from the "Actualites de l'Hydrologie" Association at the Observatory of Paris-Meudon

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