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| TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION see National Mall Building Location Map |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | See a real meteorite that came from Mars, with Planetary Scientist Cari Corrigan. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Learn about Mars’ giant volcanoes, with Planetary Scientist Brent Garry. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Learn how radar is used to study the Martian subsurface, with Planetary Scientist Bruce Campbell. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Learn about the different sites spacecraft have visited and how they were selected, with Planetary Scientist Ross Irwin. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Learn about the spectacular wind-formed features on Mars, with Planetary Scientist Lynn Carter. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | See the evidence that water once flowed on Mars, with Planetary Scientist Ross Irwin. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Children’s art activity |
Space Race gallery, 1st Floor |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Learn about radar mapping of Mars on the European Mars Express mission, with Planetary Scientist Tom Watters. |
Earth Today Theater, 2nd Floor |
| 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm | See amazingly detailed views of Mars from the HiRISE high resolution imager on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, with HiRISE Science Team members Kate Fishbaugh and Sharon Wilson. |
Earth TodayTheater, 2nd Floor |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Learn all about meteorites at this Discovery Cart Station, with Planetary Scientist and Educator Steve Williams. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Learn about NASM's RPIF, a NASA-funded archive of planetary imagery, presented by Center for Earth and Planetary Studies staff. |
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor |
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | 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 |
| 11:00 am & 1:00 pm |
A lively contest with prizes, hosted by Martian of Ceremonies Andy Johnston. |
Looking at Earth gallery, 1st Floor |
| 11:30 am & 1:30 pm |
Story time for youngsters ages 3-6. |
Looking at Earth gallery, 1st Floor |
| 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
View the surface of Mars in 3-D with red/blue glasses (while supplies of glasses last). |
Space Hall, 1st Floor |
| 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | See a full-scale model of the rovers currently operating on Mars and learn about the ongoing mission with MER Science Team members John Grant and Cathy Weitz, and Planetary Scientist Brent Garry. |
Exploring The Planets gallery, 2nd Floor |
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | See a full-scale model of the latest spacecraft to land on Mars and learn about the mission with Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Public Outreach Manager Carla Bitter. |
Welcome Center, 1st Floor |
| Mars Day! activities will end at 3:00 pm |