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1. Mars, The Universe, &
The Best Images of NASA
Robert Nemiroff

2. Mars - The Red Planet
• Rocky red planet next out from the Sun
• Smaller, colder, dryer than Earth
• Martians have not invaded Earth in modern times
– But perhaps in ancient times (controversial)
– Earthlings continue to invade Mars
• August 28th Mars closer than in nearly 60,000 yrs
– ~1000 MTUers there to see it
– public awareness event (discovery-free zone)

3. Top 10 Mars
Pictures of All
Time*

4. Name This Martian Robot

5. Pictured: An Ancient Martian?

6. Mars Engulfed

7. Unusual Gullies and Channels on Mars

8. Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

9. A Face On Mars

12. Slightly Above Mars Pathfinder

13. Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

14. Top 5 NASA Images*
*Yes, it’s subjective!

16. STS-1: First Shuttle Launch

18. M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

19. Earth Rise

20. Top Five Space Images* **
** to appear on the
Astronomy Picture of the Day website

21. WMAP Resolves the Universe

22. Earth at Night

23. M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

24. A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence

25. Inside the Eagle Nebula

26. Most of these images can be found here:

27. Image Credits
• Top Mars: All NASA
• Top NASA: All NASA (no joke!)
• Top APOD:
– Earth at Night: DMSP Satellites
– Microwave Background: WMAP, NASA
– Sun: SOHO, NASA
– Andromeda Galaxy: © Robert Gendler
– Eagle Nebula: © AURA, NOAO, NSF

28. Postscripts
• The Astronomy Picture of the Day website
is available online at http://apod.nasa.gov/.
• The Universe: 365 Days book is available
at most bookstores including B. Dalton’s at
the Copper Country Mall.
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