Planet of the week, Mars, is pitched against Guest Planet Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, in a lively debate on one of the hot topics in astrobiology and planetary science: 'Where is the best place to search for life beyond Earth?'.
Our experts will try to convince you of the case for Team Mars or Team Europa. The ‘Mars Week Debate’ was a free public engagement event held live in person at UCL and online, on Thursday 9th March 2023.
Team Mars: Prof Andrew Coates (MSSL), Prof Ian Crawford (Birkbeck) and Catherine Regan (MSSL).
Team Europa: Dr Mark Fox-Powell (OU), Dr Rachael Hamp (OU) and Grace Richards (OU).
Host: Dr Andrew Rushby (Birkbeck)
The audience were able to put their questions to the panels, before casting their vote for Mars or Europa. Watch to find out who won on the night!