Suzanne Smrekar

Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar
Other namesSue
Alma materBrown University, Southern Methodist University
Known forMars InSight lander, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Suzanne E. Smrekar is an American geophysicist and Deputy Principal Investigator for the Mars InSight lander[1] and the principal investigator for the planned VERITAS space probe to Venus.[2]

  1. ^ Smrekar, Sue. "Science - Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences (3223): People: Suzanne Smrekar". science.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. ^ Johnson, Alana (2 June 2021). "NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study 'Lost Habitable' World of Venus". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 2021-06-02. VERITAS also will map infrared emissions from Venus' surface to map its rock type, which is largely unknown, and determine whether active volcanoes are releasing water vapor into the atmosphere. Suzanne Smrekar of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, is the principal investigator.