EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Return to Mars: Getting the Message (webcast)

Running Time:
00:22:03

Dr. Keith Noll of the Hubble Heritage Project and the Exploratorium's Ron Hipschman explain how MERs’ images are sent back to Earth.

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Date: January 9, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Return to Mars: Tales of a Martian Rock Climber (webcast)

Running Time:
00:27:00

Explore how Mars’s gravity and geology would affect rock climbers, with the Exploratorium's Dr. Paul Doherty.

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Date: January 8, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Return to Mars: What Time Is It on Mars? (webcast)

Running Time:
00:33:00

How old would you be on Mars? Learn how time passes on Mars by exploring its calendar and seasons.

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Date: January 7, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Return to Mars: View from Mars (webcast)

Running Time:
00:37:00

Find out what sunsets look like on Mars and what makes the red planet red with images taken by the MERs’ cameras

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Date: January 6, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science

Return to Mars: Introduction to Adventure (webcast)

Running Time:
00:42:06

Come to the Exploratorium and see the first images from the Mars Rover Spirit. Learn about the Mars missions and the tools used to explore Mars.

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Date: January 4, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Return to Mars: Only Mars (webcast)

Running Time:
00:07:57

See an 8 minute video of the planet Mars from the James Lick Observatory telescope!

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Date: August 28, 2003
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Return to Mars: Preparing for Mars: FIDO in the Desert (webcast)

Running Time:
1:03:16

In preparation for the 2004 landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, NASA engineers and scientists tested their remote operation procedures using a rover called FIDO (field integrated design & operations rover). Our remote team traveled to the desert test site to see what they learned in the desert and what they hoped to learn on Mars.

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Date: August 19, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Eath Science