Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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In this Ph.Detours episode, Alex and the gang visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and go inside the Mars Rover Test lab and chat with engineers Chaz Morantz and (yes) Bobak Ferdowsi.

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CREDITS:

Host: Alexandra Lockwood
Edited by: Roser Segura (rosersegura.tv/)

Music:
"Mars & Venus" by NoU
"Mars" by Stellardrone
"She's coming from Mars" by Rod Morris
Ph.Detours theme ("Streets") by SO3 (so3music.com/)

Camera: Meg Rosenburg, Jorge Cham
Sound Mastering: Laurence Yeung
Additional Host: Crystal Dilworth

Series Producer: Matt Siegler (planetary.org/connect/our-experts/profiles/matt-siegler.html)
Created by: Jorge Cham (http://www.phdcomics.com)

Thanks to: JPL (jpl.nasa.gov/)