Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Mars Day Schedule of Events

 

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION
see National Mall Building Location Map
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1 A PIECE OF MARS
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 2 MARS SCIENCE - VOLCANISM ON MARS
Learn about Mars’ giant volcanoes, with Planetary Scientist Brent Garry.
Milestones of Flight gallery, 1st Floor
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 2 MARS SCIENCE - MARS RADAR
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 2 MARS SCIENCE - LANDING SITES ON MARS
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 2 MARS SCIENCE - WIND ON MARS
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 2 MARS SCIENCE - WATER ON MARS
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 3 MARS ART!
Children’s art activity
Space Race gallery, 1st Floor
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 4 BENEATH THE SURFACE—MARSIS
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 4 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 Kate Fishbaugh and Sharon Wilson.
Earth TodayTheater, 2nd Floor
10:00 am - 12:00 pm &
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
5 TOUCH A FALLING STAR
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 6 REGIONAL PLANETARY IMAGE FACILITY
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 7 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
11:00 am &
1:00 pm
8 RED PLANET QUIZ SHOW
A lively contest with prizes, hosted by Martian of Ceremonies Andy Johnston.
Looking at Earth gallery, 1st Floor
11:30 am &
1:30 pm
9 MARS STORY TIME
Story time for youngsters ages 3-6.
Looking at Earth gallery, 1st Floor
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
10 IMAGES OF MARS IN 3-D
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 11 MARS EXPLORATION ROVER
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 12 THE PHOENIX LANDER
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