Tag: Mars
Jan 24th: The 13th Anniversary of Opportunity’s Arrival on Mars
Jan 19th: Lunar Space Station
Jan 7th: Observing With Webb in January 2017
January would not be so exciting if it weren’t for the two times we can see a close encounter between the Moon, Venus, and Mars. Also visible this month are Jupiter, Saturn, and maybe Mercury.
Jan 2nd: Volcanoes on Mars
Mars is a world of extremes. This unassuming red world is home to the largest and tallest volcanoes in the entire solar system. In fact, it’s not even a close contest, with Olympus Mons rising 22 kilometers above the surrounding plains. More than twice as tall as Mount Everest. How did Mars get such big volcanoes? And how active is the planet today
Dec 26th: Geoglogic Ages of Mars – From Wet and Wild to Desolate Desert
Billions of years ago Mars was a vastly different world. Let’s explore the story of geology on Mars.
Dec 21st: 40 Years Ago We Touched The Surface Of Mars
Dec 19th: The Search for Life on Mars
Come and hear about the debate on whether there could be life on Mars, and what that would mean for Earth.