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| Mars in 3D! |
| Robert Naeye, Editor in Chief, Sky and Telescope |
| Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM |
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| Mars has long been a planet of mystery and imagination. But in recent decades, a series of robotic explorers has stripped away much of the unknown. Scientists still lack a detailed understanding of Mars’s history, but NASA missions such as Mars Global Surveyor and the rovers Spirit and Opportunity have shown conclusively that liquid water once flowed on Mars. On Earth, wherever we find liquid water, we also find life.
Join Sky & Telescope Editor in Chief Robert Naeye as he presents many dozens of the latest and best images of Mars in spectacular 3-dimensions. Robert will provide updates on the status of the various ongoing Mars missions, and explain what they have taught us about the history of water on the Red Planet. Red-and-blue 3-D anaglyph glasses will be provided for all attendees.
ATMoB member Robert Naeye is Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope, the world’s most respected and influential popular astronomy magazine. Robert earned a master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University in 1992, and later worked on the editorial staffs of Discover and Astronomy magazine. He served as Editor in Chief of Mercury magazine (published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific) from 2000 to 2003. He worked as a Senior Editor at Sky & Telescope from 2003 to 2007, before moving to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to work as a Senior Science Writer for the Astrophysics Science Division. He returned to Sky & Telescope in June 2008 to serve as Editor in Chief.
Robert is the author of two books: Through the Eyes of Hubble: The Birth, Life, and Violent Death of Stars (Kalmbach, 1997) and Signals from Space: The Chandra X-ray Observatory (Turnstone, 2000). He has contributed to two other books, and has won several awards for his writing and outreach activities.
Please join us for a pre-meeting dinner discussion at Changsho, 1712 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA at 6:00pm before the meeting. |
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