Schedule of Activities

Mars Day Event Map First Floor

TIME	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
10:00 am - 3:00 pm	A PIECE OF MARS See a real meteorite that came from Mars, with scientists from the National Museum of Natural History.	Milestones of Flight gallery 1st Floor
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	TOUCH A FALLING STAR Learn all about meteorites at this Discovery Station, with Planetary Scientist and Educator Steve Williams..	Milestones of Flight gallery 1st Floor
10:00 am - 11:30 am	VOLCANOES ON MARS Learn about volcanism on Mars with Planetary Scientist Kelly Shockey.	Milestones of Flight gallery 1st Floor
11:30 am - 1:00 pm	MARS ON EARTH Hear about geologic features that are common to both Earth and Mars and what we can learn from them, with Planetary Geologist Bob Craddock.	Milestones of Flight gallery 1st Floor
1:00 am - 3:00 pm	ANTARCTIC SCIENCE Learn how Antarctica can be a laboratory for studying Mars, with Planetary Scientist Gareth Morgan.	Milestones of Flight gallery 1st Floor
10:00 am - 3:00 pm	MARS ART! Children's art activity.	Space Race gallery 1st Floor
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	IMAGES FROM HiRISE See amazingly detailed views of Mars from the HiRISE high resolution imager on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, with HiRISE Science Team members.	Moving Beyond Earth gallery 1st Floor
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	MARSIS Learn about radar mapping of Mars on the European Mars Express mission, with Planetary Scientist Tom Watters.	Moving Beyond Earth gallery 1st Floor
11:00 am - 3:00 pm	TELESCOPE VIEWING View the skies through the telescope of the Museum's Public Observatory (weather permitting).	Public Observatory East side of the Museum
10:00 am - 3:00 pm	MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY, CURIOSITY See a full-scale model of the next rover to go to Mars.	West End 1st Floor
10:00 am - 3:00 pm	ROBOT EXPLORERS Test your skills as you maneuver a robotic rover or collect samples with a robotic arm. A hands-on activity with small robots.	Welcome Center 1st Floor
11:30 am & 1:30 pm	RED PLANET QUIZ SHOW A lively contest with prizes, hosted by Martian of Ceremonies Emily Margolis.	Looking at Earth gallery 1st Floor
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	MARS Travel Guide Learn about the major features and geology of Mars, with Planetary Geologist Jim Zimbelman.	Moving Beyond Earth gallery 1st Floor
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm	IMAGES OF MARS IN 3-D View the surface of Mars in 3-D with red/blue glasses.	Space Race gallery 1st Floor
11:00 am	MARS STORY TIME Story time for youngsters.	Exploring The Planets gallery 2nd Floor
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	MARS EXPLORATION ROVER See a full-scale model of the rovers currently on Mars and learn about the ongoing mission with MER Science Team member, John Grant.	Exploring The Planets gallery 2nd Floor
10:00 am - 1:00 pm	REGIONAL PLANETARY IMAGE FACILITY Learn about the National Air and Space Museum's Regional Planetary Image Facility, a NASA-funded archive of planetary imagery.	Milestones of Flight gallery 1st Floor
	Mars Day! activities will end at 3:00 pm