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Amruta Sharing Mars Science

This image shows Amruta Mehta, a member of the Mars InSight Roadshow, speaking with a boy at one of the Roadshow's stops in Santa Maria in May 2018.

June 26, 2018

Amruta Mehta, a member of the Mars InSight Roadshow, speaks with a boy at one of the Roadshow's stops in Santa Maria in May 2018.

The Mars InSight Roadshow will stop at different California venues to share public exhibits and lectures about InSight throughout 2018.

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