The Mars Exploration Rovers: A Decade of Exploration (FREE)

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The von Kármán Lecture Series Presents
The Mars Exploration Rovers: A Decade of Exploration

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Ten years after landing on Mars, a rover mission designed for 90 days of operation is still exploring the Red Planet.

Join JPL for a celebratory Mars Exploration Rover anniversary event on Thurs., Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. PT at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. Mission team members will share remembrances from the first decade of Opportunity and her twin Spirit (ceased operations in 2010), as well as a glimpse of Opportunity's current investigations and upcoming challenges.

The event is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

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Participants will include:

• Steve Squyres, principal investigator for Opportunity, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

• Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society, Pasadena

• Members of the MER operations team

The event will also be streamed live at http://ustream.tv/NASAJPL (http://ustream.tv/NASAJPL)

For more information, go to:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2014&month=1

Beckman Auditorium is closest to Wilson Avenue but is not visible from the street.

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This event will be hosted by Regional Science Ambassador Patricia Milner (pictured below). Please look for her at the front entrance of Beckman Auditorium between 6:20-6:30 where she will be holding a Meetup sign. At 6:30 we will all go together to get seats.

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Hat tip to Guy Jackson!

CARPOOLING: If anyone is interested, please comment below. No need to put your address, just your general location.

After the lecture, please join us at Peet's Coffee & Tea for further discussion and socializing: 605 South Lake Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91106