Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar | |
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Other names | Sue |
Alma mater | Brown University, Southern Methodist University |
Known for | Mars 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]
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.