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Mars, The Universe, &The Best Images of NASA
Robert Nemiroff
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)
Top 10 Mars Pictures of All
Time*
Name This Martian Robot
Pictured: An Ancient Martian?
Mars Engulfed
Unusual Gullies and Channels on Mars
Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
A Face On Mars
Close-up of the Face on Mars
Olympus Mons on Mars: The Largest Volcano
Slightly Above Mars Pathfinder
Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars
Top 5 NASA Images*
*Yes, it’s subjective!
The Andromeda Deep Field
STS-1: First Shuttle Launch
Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs
Earth Rise
Top Five Space Images* **
** to appear on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website
WMAP Resolves the Universe
Earth at Night
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence
Inside the Eagle Nebula
Most of these images can be found here:
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
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!