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MSA Annual General Meeting – Sunday 28th September 2025

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January 11, 2012

Graham Mann talks on Mars analog exploration in Australia

At Astrofest in Perth earlier this year, Dr Graham Mann, Project Manager of the MSA’s Starchaser Marsupial Rover gave a public talk on the MSA’s activities in Australia. To experience this audiovisual presentation, you will need Microsoft PowerPoint and an MP3 player, and then click on the links below together: Powerpoint and MP3 audio.

At Astrofest in Perth earlier this year, Dr Graham Mann, Project Manager of the MSA’s Starchaser Marsupial Rover gave a public talk on the MSA’s activities in Australia. To experience this audiovisual presentation, you will need Microsoft PowerPoint and an MP3 player, and then click on the links below together: Powerpoint and MP3 audio.