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Mars, The Universe, & The Best Images of NASA Robert Nemiroff

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Mars, The Universe, &The Best Images of NASA

Robert Nemiroff

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Mars - The Red Planet

• Rocky red planet next out from the Sun• Smaller, colder, dryer than Earth• Martians have not invaded Earth in modern times

– But perhaps in ancient times (controversial)

– Earthlings continue to invade Mars

• August 28th Mars closer than in nearly 60,000 yrs– ~1000 MTUers there to see it

– public awareness event (discovery-free zone)

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Top 10 Mars Pictures of All

Time*

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Name This Martian Robot

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Pictured: An Ancient Martian?

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Mars Engulfed

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Unusual Gullies and Channels on Mars

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Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

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A Face On Mars

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Close-up of the Face on Mars

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Olympus Mons on Mars: The Largest Volcano

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Slightly Above Mars Pathfinder

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Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

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Top 5 NASA Images*

*Yes, it’s subjective!

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The Andromeda Deep Field

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STS-1: First Shuttle Launch

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Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation

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M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

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Earth Rise

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Top Five Space Images* **

** to appear on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website

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WMAP Resolves the Universe

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Earth at Night

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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

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A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence

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Inside the Eagle Nebula

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Most of these images can be found here:

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Image Credits

• Top Mars: All NASA

• Top NASA: All NASA (no joke!)

• Top APOD: – Earth at Night: DMSP Satellites– Microwave Background: WMAP, NASA– Sun: SOHO, NASA– Andromeda Galaxy: © Robert Gendler– Eagle Nebula: © AURA, NOAO, NSF

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Postscripts

• The Astronomy Picture of the Day website is available online at http://apod.nasa.gov/.

• The Universe: 365 Days book is available at most bookstores including B. Dalton’s at the Copper Country Mall.

• Support the Van Pelt Library: Join the Friends of the Library!