Found 40 - 50 results of 84 programs matching keyword "most mars-like place on earth" |
Solar Eclipse: Live from China (Webcast)
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On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse occurred as the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon's umbral shadow fell on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Exploratorium's eclipse expedition team (our fifth!) Webcast the eclipse live from the remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china, totality, sun, moon, earth, path, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china, totality, sun, moon, earth, path, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads
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Return to Mars: Update on the Mars Phoenix Lander (Webcast)
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The Mars Phoenix Lander will have been collecting data and sending it back to earth for a month! Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty will examine the data and tell us what new information we've gained about Mars. We'll also get an update on our old friends, the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: June 27, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: mars phoenix lander, mars, soil, poles, rovers, spirit, opportunity, space
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: June 27, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: mars phoenix lander, mars, soil, poles, rovers, spirit, opportunity, space
Return to Mars: Mars Phoenix Lander Mission (Webcast)
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Learn more about the new mission to Mars! The Mars Phoenix Lander touched down on the Red Planet on Sunday, May 25, 2008, and began collecting data. Phoenix is designed to study the history of water and search for complex organic molecules in the Martian arctic's ice-rich soil. Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he walks us through the mission and shows us the first pictures that the Phoenix Lander sends back!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 28, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: mars phoenix lander, mars, soil, poles, space, water, martian arctic, jpl, spacecraft, entry, descent, landing
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 28, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: mars phoenix lander, mars, soil, poles, space, water, martian arctic, jpl, spacecraft, entry, descent, landing
Fabricated Realities: Destination Mars (Clip)
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This machinima, a movie made entirely within Second Life (a 3-D virtual world), shows a simulation of the impact of a meteor on the surface of Mars.
Project: Fabricated Realities: Virtual Worlds, Mixed and Augmented Reality | Browse All
Date: January 24, 2008
Format: Exhibit
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Art
Keywords: mars, space, asteroid, computer simulation, second life, machinima, film
Project: Fabricated Realities: Virtual Worlds, Mixed and Augmented Reality | Browse All
Date: January 24, 2008
Format: Exhibit
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Art
Keywords: mars, space, asteroid, computer simulation, second life, machinima, film
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Return to Mars: Mars Update: Of Asteroids and Craters (Webcast)
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Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he gives us an update on Mars and examines the possibility of an upcoming asteroid collision with the red planet!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 23, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rovers, asteroid, collision
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 23, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rovers, asteroid, collision
Return to Mars: New Martian Discoveries (Webcast)
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The two Mars Rovers are alive and well after surviving their second Martian winter. Come and see photos of discoveries they made during their third year on Mars, with Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: March 31, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rovers, spirit, opportunity, red planet, crater, jpl, rocks, rat, solar panels, wheels, sand, dust
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: March 31, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rovers, spirit, opportunity, red planet, crater, jpl, rocks, rat, solar panels, wheels, sand, dust
Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey (Webcast)
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On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred as the moon moved directly between the earth and the sun. The moon's shadow fell on the earth, first darkening the eastern tip of Brazil, and then moved across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Ghana, Africa. It continued moving northeast through Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, across the Mediterranean and into Turkey, where an Exploratorium team was waiting.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey:Telescope Only Video (Webcast)
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A telescope-only view of the 2006 eclipse, as seen from Turkey.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, sun, moon, earth, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads, turkey, side,
Return to Mars: Happy Birthday, Opportunity (Webcast)
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On December 11, 2005, Opportunity, one of the twin rovers exploring Mars, celebrated its first Martian birthday. Opportunity had been on the red planet 687 Earth days, which is one Martian year. (A year is the time it takes a planet to make a complete loop around the sun). Join us for a look back over the those 687 days of discovery: what we learned, what we saw, and what questions remained unanswered.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: December 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rovers, spirit, opportunity, red planet, crater, jpl, rocks, rat, solar panels, wheels, sand, dust
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: December 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rovers, spirit, opportunity, red planet, crater, jpl, rocks, rat, solar panels, wheels, sand, dust
Chichén Itzá: Live from Chichén Itzá: The Descent of the Serpent (Webcast)
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Celebrate the spring equinox at the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. The alignment of the sun on this day creates the appearance of a shadow, in the form of a serpent, that descends the main staircase of the great pyramid. The Live@Exploratorium crew is there to capture the snake on film and to speak with local archaeologists, archeoastronomers, and solar scientists about this amazing phenomenon.
Project: Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá | Browse All
Date: March 21, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: spring equinox, maya, ancient observatories, alignments, sun, sun-earth day, nasa, solstice, pepe huchim, isabelle hawkins, chichen itza, yucatan, pyramids, el castillo
Project: Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá | Browse All
Date: March 21, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: spring equinox, maya, ancient observatories, alignments, sun, sun-earth day, nasa, solstice, pepe huchim, isabelle hawkins, chichen itza, yucatan, pyramids, el castillo
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