2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 258
Tuesday, 21 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
301 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T222. Curiosity on Mars—Inspiring the Young Generation

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Geochemical Society

 

Radu H. Iacob and Cristina E. Iacob, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1:00 PM
EXPLORING ANCIENT MARS WITH THE CURIOSITY ROVER: THE MOUNT SHARP EXPEDITION IN GALE CRATER
MAHAFFY, Paul R., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 699.0, Greenbelt, MD 20771
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1:15 PM
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1:35 PM
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY CURIOSITY ROVER MISSION AND THE SAMPLE ANALYSIS AT MARS INSTRUMENT SUITE AND EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM
JONES, Andrea J.P., LPI / NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 and BLEACHER, Lora V., NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771
1:50 PM
CURIOSITY ON MARS - INSPIRING THE YOUNG GENERATION
TAVERNIER, Lyle, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
2:10 PM
PRACTICAL WAYS SCIENTISTS CAN ENGAGE IN MARS EDUCATION
MANNING, Heidi, Physics, Concordia College, 901 8th Street So, Moorhead, MN 56562
Handouts
  • GSA talk Manning V2.pptx (11.7 MB)
  • 2:30 PM
    IMPROVING YOUNG GENERATION'S THINKING SKILLS BY USING DISCOVERIES MADE BY CURIOSITY ON MARS
    STANESCU, Mihaela, Access, Leeds City College, Calverley Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4RQ, United Kingdom
    Handouts
  • Improving thinking skills.pdf (2.0 MB)
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    2:45 PM
    Break
    3:00 PM
    USING EARTH/MARS COMPARISONS TO ASSESS HABITABILITY IN THE FIELD: EDUCATOR SYMPOSIUM AND FIELD TRIP FOR K-12 EDUCATORS
    FARMER, Jack D.1, BLAKE, David2, KLUG, Sheri L.3, BOONSTRA, Don4, MING, Douglas W.5, LAVERY, David6, LAFUENTE, Barbara7, MANFREDI, Leon8, SWANN, Jessica8 and DOWNS, Robert7, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 239, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Mars Space Flight Facility, P.O. Box 6305, Moeur Bldg. Rm. 101, Tempe, AZ 85287-6305, (4)SySTEMec LLC, 4540 E. Karsten Drive, Chandler, AZ 85249, (5)Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (6)Solar System Exploration, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, DC 20546, (7)Geosciences, University of Arizona, 209 Gould-Simpson Building, Tucson, 85721, (8)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Mars Space Flight Facility, P.O. Box 6305, Moeur Bldg. Rm. 101, Tempe, AZ 85287-6305
    3:15 PM
    MARSFEST EVENTS AND ON SITE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN DEATH VALLEY NATL. PARK: A JOURNEY INTO A CRATER
    BONACCORSI, Rosalba, SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science & Astrobiology Division, MS. 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, BALDINO, Terry, NPS (retired), Death Valley National Park, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328, JONES, Andrea J.P., LPI / NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, KYRIAZIS, Stephanie F., National Park Service, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe Street, Topeka, KS 66612, DEVORE, Edna, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, FUHRMANN, Kelly K., NPS, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, 20 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, MCKAY, Christopher P., Space Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, WILLSON, David, KISS Institute/NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science & Astrobiology Division, MS. 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, MAHAFFY, Paul R., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 699.0, Greenbelt, MD 20771 and BLEACHER, Lora V., NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771
    3:30 PM
    CURIOSITY CONNECTIONS WITH PRE-COLLEGE ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS
    BRINZA, David E.1, STEELE, Robert D.1, LEON, Mark J.2 and LAVERY, David B.3, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, MS122-107, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Robotics Alliance Program, NASA - Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (3)Science Mission Directorate, NASA - Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546
    Handouts
  • GSA2014_Curiosity_Robotics_Release.pptx (12.6 MB)
  • 3:45 PM
    MISSOURI S&T’S MARS ROVER DESIGN TEAM IS ENGINEERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS; HUMANS AND ROVERS ALIKE
    WARD, Sarah, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1106 N Pine St, Rolla, MO 65401
    4:00 PM
    PLANETARY PICKS: A CLOSER LOOK AT MARS—PUBLIC OUTREACH AT THE PACIFIC MUSEUM OF EARTH, VANCOUVER
    HODGE, Kirsten FitzGerald, GRAU, Anna, JOHNSON, Catherine L., MITTELHOLZ, Anna and PHILPOTT, Lydia, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada
    4:15 PM
    MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROJECTS FROM CURIOSITY TO MARS 2020
    IACOB, Radu H., ON Semiconductor, 2975 Stender Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054 and IACOB, Cristina E., STARSIC, Santa Clara, CA 95050
    Handouts
  • Curiosity_RaduIacob_v6.pdf (3.2 MB)
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