# #21 Edwin Kite - Early Mars, Terraforming/Settling Mars

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Podcast: [Cool Worlds Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cool-worlds-podcast-6424163)
Published: 2025-04-25T19:03:02+00:00
Episode link: https://coolworldslab.podbean.com/e/21-edwin-kite-early-mars-terraformingsettling-mars/
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Duration seconds: 4722

## Resource

In this week's episode, David is joined by Edwin Kite, Professor of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. Prof Kite is a Participating Scientist for the NASA Curiosity Rover and has devoted much of his career to the study of Mars' evolution and fate. To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]

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