Friday, August 21, 7:00pm 

Watch the recording on Youtube: https://youtu.be/0yrENpteayQ

About AstroNights:

Join us at 7:00pm on select Fridays for a half-hour presentation exploring everyone’s favorite astronomy topics. From the colorful characters in our own solar system to the weird and wonderful things far beyond, each program is sure to contain something of interest to armchair astronomers of all ages. Click here for more information about past AstroNights events, including how to access recordings.

Resources

The links below include resources mentioned during the program, suggested follow-up activities, and more!.

Observing Mars - This site lets you put in your location and the time you wish to observe, and helps you find the Red Planet and learn about why 2020 is such a special year for Mars.

Mars 2020 STEM Toolkit - Bring the exciting engineering and science of the Mars 2020 mission to students in the classroom and at home with STEM lessons and do-it-yourself projects covering a variety of STEM topics

3D Rover - Explore a 3D model of the newest Mars rover Perseverance

NASA’s Mars Exploration Program - The Perseverance rover is just the latest of NASA’s missions to Mars. How have we tried to explore the Red Planet?

NASA’s Perseverance page - All about the rover on its way to Mars.

The Science of Perseverance - A really cool video that talks about the science Perseverance will do on Mars (3 minutes)

Ingenuity - There is a helicopter on its way to Mars! Learn about how it will work (includes activities for kids).