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We dig the Red Planet! And so does Curiosity. After a successful landing, and a round of high-fives at NASA, the latest rover to land on Mars is on the move, shovel in mechanical hand.\nDiscover how the Mars Science Laboratory will hunt for the building blocks of life, and just what the heck a lipid is. Plus, how to distinguish Martians from Earthlings, and the tricks Mars has played on us in the past (canals, anyone?).\nAlso, want to visit Mars firsthand? We can point you to the sign-up sheet for a manned mission. The catch: the ticket is one-way.\n\nGuests:\n\u2022\xa0\xa0John Grotzinger \u2013 Geologist, California Institute of Technology, and project scientist, NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Jennifer Heldmann \u2013 Research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center\n\u2022\xa0\xa0David Blake \u2013 Principal Investigator of CheMin, a mineralogical instrument that is included in the analytical laboratory of the Mars Science Laboratory mission\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Rachel Harris \u2013 Astrobiology student at the NASA Astrobiology Institute\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Stuart Schlisserman \u2013 Physician in Palo Alto, California\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Felisa Wolfe-Simon \u2013 NASA astrobiology research fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Bas Lansdorp \u2013 Founder, Mars One\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices