Bill Abbey

Affiliation

NASA JPL, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA

Topic

Actuator,Bottom Hole,Broken Off,Core Samples,Core State,Diamond,Differences In Power,Digital Communication,Drill Bit,Duty Cycle,Enceladus,Field Test,Greater Depth,Limestone Rocks,Liquid Water,Low Back,Low Strength,Penetration Rate,Place In November,Pressing Questions,Rotation System,Rotational Speed,Single Piece,Space Science,Specific Energy,

Biography

Bill Abbey is a Member of the Technical Staff with JPL's Planetary Chemistry and Astrobiology Group. He assists in a wide variety of NASA efforts under the MFRP, ASTEP, ASTID & NAI programs, and currently provides technical support to the Surface Sampling System scientists on MSL. A field geologist by training, he also has provided logistical planning and on-site geologic expertise for investigations in the U.S., Chile and Arctic Circle. He holds a B. S. and M. S. in Geology from George Washington University.