A Star Party

Location: Sled Hill of Heritage Park (Spicer House if Cloudy)

Before we reached the final frontier, Mars was only studied using telescopes from Earth. On November 28, 1964, humanity was sent the first close up images of Mars from a probe that flew by it called Mariner 4. Since then, humans have had close to 60 missions to Mars, 26 of which have been successful. This makes Mars one of the most explored planetary bodies in our solar system.

From Viking 1, the first martian lander, to Mars Insight, the most current mission, these robotic machines have made Mars their home and their numbers are growing! Come learn about these missions and more as we spend the night talking about the red planet and viewing its orange haze through our telescopes.