Legged Robots & Lunar Soil: Douglas Jerolmack on NASA’s LASSIE & TRUSSES Projects

09/12/2025 21 min Episodio 27
Legged Robots & Lunar Soil: Douglas Jerolmack on NASA’s LASSIE & TRUSSES Projects

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Episode Synopsis

Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack explores how legged robots are transforming planetary exploration. From NASA’s LASSIE and TRUSSES projects to surprising discoveries about lunar soil, crack patterns on Mars, and even the secret mud behind Major League Baseball, this episode reveals how persistence, creativity, and collaboration are driving the future of science—on Earth and beyond.

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