ONLINE: Madison Astronomical Society
courtesy Planetary Science Institute
Planetary Science Institute senior scientist Rebecca Williams at the JPL Mars Yard with the engineering model of the Curiosity Rover.
If you've been following the news from Mars (and really, isn't that preferable at this time?) you will know that "Curiosity" is the name of the research vehicle that has been traveling Mars for most of the last decade and "Perseverance" is the vehicle scheduled to land in February. Get a preview of what Perseverance will be looking for at the monthly meeting of the Madison Astronomical Society, which is open to the general public and can be joined virtually on Zoom; email madisonastro.info@gmail.com by noon on Friday for a link. Planetary Science Institute senior scientist Rebecca Williams will lead the discussion.
press release: Guest Presentation "Curiosity Paving the Way for Perseverance," January 8, 7:30-9:00 pm. Public is invited to attend.
The meeting will feature a presentation by Dr. Rebecca Williams about NASA's Curiosity rover. During the last eight years, Curiosity has traversed across diverse terrain within Gale crater and drilled the martian surface over two dozen times. Dr. Williams will provide an update on the latest scientific findings and share spectacular snapshots from along the rover’s journey. In addition, she will present an overview of NASA’s next robotic mission to Mars, Perseverance, which will land at Jezero crater in February 2021.
The January meeting will be a virtual event, hosted with Zoom and is open to the public. If you would like to attend the MAS virtual meeting, send an email to madisonastro.info@gmail.com by noon Friday, Jan 8 to let them know of your interest. They will email you the Zoom link at 3pm that day which will get you into the meeting by 7:30 on Friday evening.
For more information click here: http://madisonastro.org/
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