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Earth is an ocean planet. Our home world's abundance of water -- and life -- makes it unique in our solar system. Other planets, plus a few moons, have ice, atmospheres, seasons and even weather, but only on Earth does the whole complicated mix come together in a way that encourages life -- and lots of it.

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John M. Grunsfeld
Associate Administrator

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Jim Adams
NASA Headquarters

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Ashley Davies
Volcanologist

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James Green
Director of Planetary Science

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Anne Kahle
Geophysicist

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Jim Kasting
Distinguished Professor of Geosciences

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Rosaly Lopes
Planetary Scientist

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Dawn McIntosh
Computer Engineer

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Ellis Miner
Planetary Scientist

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Catherine Neish
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow

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Sten Odenwald
Research Astronomer

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William Patzert
Research Scientist

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Sally Ride
(1951-2012)
Astronaut

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Lynn Rothschild
Astrobiologist

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Shonte Tucker
Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

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Steven Vance
Planetary Scientist/Astrobiologist

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Karen Yuen
Product Delivery Manager

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Catharine "Cassie" Conley
Planetary Protection Officer

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Mark Boudreaux
Project Manager

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Susan Callery
Earth Science Public Engagement Manager

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Ralph Carruth
Manager, Materials and Processes Laboratory

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Leslie Bebout
Microbial Ecologist