Found 0 - 5 results of 5 programs matching keyword " dust devils" |
Science at Burning Man: Vortices (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:56
00:01:56
Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty discusses the science of dust devils and describes how vortices are created in the Black Rock Desert.
Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All
Date: September 20, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: vortices, dust devils, desert, tornado, paul doherty
Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All
Date: September 20, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: vortices, dust devils, desert, tornado, paul doherty
 |  |
After Dark: Nomadic Communities (Clip)
Running Time:
00:02:43
00:02:43
This After Dark event explored the diverse nomadic communities that thrive in the Bay Area including a mobile diner, food carts, an annual arts event in the desert, urban foragers, and Bay creatures that arrived by ballast water.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: August 8, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: burning man, after dark, dust city diner, succulents, ice cream, food carts, nomades, bay, exotic species, exploratorium
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: August 8, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: burning man, after dark, dust city diner, succulents, ice cream, food carts, nomades, bay, exotic species, exploratorium
| |
Return to Mars: New Martian Discoveries (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:31:36
00:31:36
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
Return to Mars: Happy Birthday, Opportunity (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:47:21
00:47:21
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
NASA-JPL/Univ Maryland: Deep Impact (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:33:02
00:33:02
Take a look inside a comet! Launched on Jan. 12, 2005, the Deep Impact spacecraft hurtled through space on a collision course with an enormous comet. Join senior scientist Paul Dougherty as he explores this exciting mission.
Project: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratories/University of Maryland collaboration | Browse All
Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: deep impact, space, comet, dust and gas, difference between asteroids and comets, comet contents, comet temple, crater activity, cratering,
Project: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratories/University of Maryland collaboration | Browse All
Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: deep impact, space, comet, dust and gas, difference between asteroids and comets, comet contents, comet temple, crater activity, cratering,
| Real: 225K |
 |
Webcasts made possible through
the generosity of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Jim Clark
Endowment for Internet Education, the McBean Family Foundation,.and the Corporation for Educational Networks Initiatives in California (CENIC). |
||
© 1994 - 2013 Exploratorium | The museum of science, art and human perception