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to find blue
hope
just scratch
the red surface
-- Bettina Davis
May 2002 |
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THE MARS SOCIETY - SAN DIEGO
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"The Earth is the Cradle of Mankind,
but one does
not live in the cradle forever."
-- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 1895 |
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- JULY 2008 -
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Wednesday
July 2, 2008
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(SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members will be there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Monday-Friday
July 7-11, 2008
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San Diego Air & Space
Museum's Aerosummer SUMMER CAMPS 2008 in Balboa Park presents
Destination Mars for Grades 3-4 from 9:00am to Noon.
Come explore Mars with us! Learn the history of our fascination with the Red Planet, learn
how to drive a rover on Mars, search for life, and build and launch an aquarocket.
TMS-SD members will be on-hand for multimedia
presentations: "A Close Look at Mars" on Monday, and
"Invasion from Earth: The Robotic Exploration of Mars" on
Wednesday. We'll bring our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Wednesday
July 15, 2008
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TMS-SD members, along with the
San Diego Mars Rovers, will
provide a 2-hour Mars Exploration lecture and outreach at the
Santa Sophia Academy in Spring Valley beginning at
8:30am.
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Wednesday
July 30, 2008
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TMS-SD members, along with the
San Diego Mars Rovers, will
provide a Mars Exploration lecture and outreach for two classes at the
Elementary Institute of Science beginning at
1:30pm.
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- AUGUST 2008 -
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Friday - Sunday
August 1-3, 2008
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Starfest, brought to you by the three local astronomers in association with the Julian
Merchants Association and the Julian Chamber of Commerce, will be held at
Menghini Winery. Julian has some of the darkest,
steadiest skies in Southern California, and at 4,300' in elevation, offers superb astronomical
viewing. This, to-be-yearly event, will be your opportunity to enjoy some outstanding astronomy
while also enjoying the astronomy vendor exhibition area, swap meet, guest lecturers, tour of
Palomar Observatory and camaraderie
that comes with associating with fellow astronomers. Proceeds from the event will be used to
build an observatory for the Julian Union High School District.
TMS-SD members will be there as speakers, and for public
outreach activities with our interactive display table on Saturday along with the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Wednesday
August 6, 2008
| The San Diego Astronomy Association
(SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members will be there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Wednesday
September 3, 2008
| The San Diego Astronomy Association
(SDAA) will host their
"STARS IN THE PARK"
public telescope viewing event outside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The
setup is at 6:30pm, and the event runs from dark past 9:00pm (weather permitting).
It coincides with "THE SKY
TONIGHT" Planetarium show in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center at 7:00pm.
TMS-SD members will be there for public outreach activities
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, with our interactive display table and the
San Diego Mars Rover and
our Mars Sojourner Rover replicas.
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Saturday
September 13, 2008
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TMS-SD members, along with the
San Diego Mars Rovers, will
provide a Mars Exploration lecture and outreach at the
La Mesa Branch Library in La Mesa from
Noon to 3:00pm.
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July 29, 2007 -- TMS-SD's
San Diego Mars Rover was
featured on
KUSI-TV's "Good Morning San Diego" 8:00am Weekend Edition.
(NOTE: requires QuickTime Player,
and is 8.5-MB in size).
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| ABOUT | The
SAN DIEGO MARS ROVER is an approximate 1/4-scale operational
model of the NASA/JPL's Mars
Exploration Rovers (MER) "Spirit" and "Opportunity" -- which are still
operational on Mars today, over four Earth years after landing on the Red Planet in January
2004!
Yes, the SAN DIEGO MARS ROVER is operatable by the general
public, especially children (10-years old or older recommended)! It is a radio-controlled
vehicle, and features a wireless video camera onboard. It is navigated by watching the
video signal it sends back to Earth and Mission Control! Just like at NASA/JPL, but without
that pesky 3.1-to-22.5-minute "speed of light" delay!
We also have a second Mars Rover, an in-scale radio-controlled replica of the very first Mars
Rover, the 1997 MARS SOJOURNER ROVER. This Mars Rover will drive forward and backward and
can climb over rocks and other objects placed in its path.
TMS-SD also offers several multimedia presentations on Mars
Exploration to round out your Mars Rover events. Just ask!
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| AVAILABILITY | The
SAN DIEGO MARS ROVERS is available for display and operation
at public events and gatherings, especially to those with a space, science or educational theme.
Please don't hesitate to ask -- we LOVE to show her off and talk about the exploration of
Mars!
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| ALL VOLUNTEERS! |
THE MARS SOCIETY - SAN DIEGO is an entirely
all-volunteer organization. Our SAN DIEGO MARS ROVER was
scratch-built by volunteers using their own time and money. The SOJOURNER ROVER was a
commercially-available toy vehicle.
Because we're all volunteers and do not get paid for our Mars work (it is our passion), we will
make every effort to accommodate your scheduled events within the constraints of our "day jobs"
and other commitments.
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WHAT DOES
IT COST? |
The SAN DIEGO MARS ROVERS is available to appear at
schools and educational groups for a mere $25.00. Our Mars
Rovers will come to your event with a skilled and educated operator/lecturer and short video and
multimedia presentation on the planet Mars and
NASA/JPL's Mars Exploration Rovers
(MER). This money is used to pay for the lecturer's travel gasoline and to keep our
Mars Rovers repaired and in batteries. Naturally, donations are greatfully accepted!
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| CONTCACT US | To book the
SAN DIEGO MARS ROVERS, please write to us at the address
at the bottom of this page, or contact
Gerry
Williams at 619.723.3456.
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| THANK YOU! |
ON TO MARS!
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