About Ryan
Ryan Anderson is the Shoemaker Postdoctoral Fellow at the U.S. Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center. Ryan has a background in Physics and Astronomy and received his PhD in Planetary Science from Cornell University. His research led to the selection of the Gale crater landing site for the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory rover "Curiosity", and he is on the science team for the ChemCam instrument on Curiosity. He is a payload downlink lead for ChemCam and for the Pancam color cameras on the Opportunity rover.All opinions and views expressed on this blog are personal and do not represent the Department of the Interior or the USGS.
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The Game of Thrones RPG just came out. On the same day as Diablo 3. Maybe not the best timing, you guys. http://t.co/qZWKSjE3 -
15 May 2012
RT @Annie314159: Echoes my thoughts about sci outreach RT @arfon: We don't teach people to read expecting them to all to go on and gain ... -
15 May 2012
RT @scalzi: In which I explain why "Straight White Male" is the lowest difficulty setting in the game of life: http://t.co/0kniHApL -
13 May 2012
RT @ebertchicago: New Yorker on Mitt's empathy problem. http://t.co/6lSHSXxR -
13 May 2012
Online training for government employees might be the most boring thing.










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