Mars Mini-Talks on Instagram Live
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Presented Online
As part of our annual Mars Day program, our AirSpace team will take over the National Air and Space Museum Instagram with an evening of short lightning talks on Instagram Live. Tune in between 5 pm and 10 pm ET for a scientific and cultural look at the Red Planet.
Schedule:
4:45 pm - Introduction to Mars Day, featuring Museum geologist Ross Irwin
5:00 pm - Perseverance Rover Landing Site, featuring Museum geologist John Grant
5:30 pm - Afrofuturism and Space Exploration, featuring NMAAHC curator Kevin Strait and Museum curator and AirSpace host Matt Shindell
6:00 pm - Martian Meteorites, featuring NMNH geologist Cari Corrigan
6:30 pm - Exploring a Dune Field on Mars, featuring Museum scientist Mariah Baker
7:00 pm - David Bowie and Mars, featuring journalist and Pop Culture Happy Hour contributor Chris Klimek
7:30 pm - Martian Mixology, featuring barmini and AirSpace host Nick Partridge
8:00 pm - Interplanetary Sustainability featuring aerospace engineer Moriba Jah and Museum planetary scientist and AirSpace host Emily Martin
8:30 pm - Terraforming and Colonization of Mars, featuring Museum geologist Bob Craddock
9:00 pm - Cosmic Survey: Mars Day Edition with Museum Explainers
9:15 pm - Planet Hunting with Museum astronomer Becca Ljungren
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