Brian Jackson

Professor of Physics at Boise State University

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Third Thursday Planetarium Show – 2021 Feb 18

Posted by admin on February 17, 2021
Posted in: Public Outreach, Third Thursday Planetarium Shows.

–Skymaps.com – Donation-supported maps of the night sky for each month
–Stellarium – Donation-supported, open-source night sky simulator
–Clear Sky Chart – Weather predictions of stargazing conditions

https://twitter.com/astrolisa/status/1362100657596039175?s=20
Header Controller Geologic Map of Jezero Crater and the Nili Planum Region, Mars – https://planetarymapping.wr.usgs.gov/interactive/sim3464
https://twitter.com/We_Martians/status/1362080613008744450
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/where-is-the-rover/

One week until @NASAPersevere lands on Mars!

In celebration, everyday until landing day I'll post an interesting aspect about the mission for you all to learn about, and today is day one! So, let's talk about Jezero Crater, the proposed landing spot! (1/6) #scicomm pic.twitter.com/YT7QbChy1Q

— Joalda Morancy (@solarrsystem) February 11, 2021
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/mars2020
Landing sites of Mars missions – https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuiC-vwXMAEkfK9?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
https://twitter.com/MarsWxReport/status/1362539136280891392/photo/1
From Goudge et al. (2015) – https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2014JE004782
Perseverance’s instruments – https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/
6 Things to Know About NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter – https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/6-things-to-know-about-nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter
https://www.uahirise.org/releases/msl-descent.php

The Beauty of Flight! HiRISE captured this image of @NASAPersevere on its way to the landing site from over 700 km (435 mi) away! https://t.co/6cZZvcxre4 pic.twitter.com/CPd7MJgILy

— HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA) (@HiRISE) February 19, 2021

The moment that my team dreamed of for years, now a reality. Dare mighty things. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/8SgV53S9KG

— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 19, 2021

A new NASA Perseverance photo of the Martian landscape inside Jezero crater. [Image: NASA-JPL-CalTech-S.Atkinson] @NASA @NASAJPL #marsexploration #marsrover pic.twitter.com/RLro87WvH1

— The Mars Society (@TheMarsSociety) February 19, 2021

I love rocks. Look at these right next to my wheel. Are they volcanic or sedimentary? What story do they tell? Can’t wait to find out.#CountdownToMarshttps://t.co/7w3rbvbyoL pic.twitter.com/H3q1M0YJAd

— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 19, 2021

Who can resist a nice contour map of the @NASAPersevere regional landing site?!

Certainly not me. 1 and 10 m contours on @HiRISE image and DTM.#countdowntomars pic.twitter.com/OtR3QGpQhR

— Peter Grindrod (@Peter_Grindrod) February 19, 2021

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