[meteorite-list] NASA Ames Family Night Homes in on Comet Impacts

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jul 11 15:51:41 2005
Message-ID: <200507111950.j6BJosu14839_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Nick Veronico/Jonas Dino July 11, 2005
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650/604-1939 or 650/604-9000
Email: nveronico_at_mail.arc.nasa.gov, jonas.dino@nasa.gov

Media Advisory: 05-40AR

NASA AMES FAMILY NIGHT HOMES IN ON COMET IMPACTS

NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley,
will host 'Cosmic Impacts,' the second installment in its highly
successful Family Night Education Series, on Saturday, July 16, 2005.
The event features exhibits and hands-on activities for the entire
family, presentations by NASA experts, and 'galaxy viewing' where the
public can see the moon, planets and other celestial objects through
a field of telescopes (weather permitting). Media representatives are
invited to attend the event.

'Cosmic Impacts' is free and open to the public. The doors of the
NASA Exploration Center open at 6:00 p.m. PDT and will remain open
until 10:00 p.m. Telescope viewing will continue until 11:00 p.m.
PDT. To reach NASA Ames, exit at Moffett Boulevard from U.S. Highway
101. Turn right over the overpass and follow the parking signs.

Schedule of Events

6:00-10:00 p.m. PDT NASA Exploration Center
                Family exhibits and activities

7:00 p.m. PDT Scott Sandford, NASA research astrophysicist
                Presenting the latest images and results from the
                Deep Impact mission's July 4 rendezvous and
                impact with the comet Tempel 1.

                David Morrison, senior scientist, NASA Astrobiology Institute
                Presenting NASA's efforts to locate and identify
                near-Earth asteroids that could pose an impact hazard
                to the Earth.

                Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 astronaut
                Presenting the B612 Foundation's innovative and
                exciting plans to demonstrate how impact hazards to the Earth
                could be addressed by changing the orbit of an asteroid.

8:30-11:00 p.m. PDT Galaxy Viewing
                Join local amateur astronomers to view the impact
                craters on the moon and other celestial bodies.


Ames Family Nights are sponsored by the NASA Ames Education Office
and are designed to engage the community in scientific exploration
and to inform the public about NASA research and technology.

For more information visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/

For more information about the NASA Ames Education Office, visit:

http://quest.nasa.gov

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Received on Mon 11 Jul 2005 03:50:53 PM PDT