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澳门六合彩历史记录 to Host 'PlutoPalooza'

澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Astronomical Observatory, Department of Geosciences, as well as the University Libraries will host 鈥淧lutoPalooza,鈥 a free, open house event that will showcase various aspects of the science involved with NASA鈥檚 historic mission.

Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute - Artist's Concept: The Pluto System.


By gisele galoustian | 7/10/2015

NASA鈥檚 New Horizons space probe will fly through the Pluto planetary system on Tuesday, July 14, and at the closest point will be 12,390 kilometers (7,700 miles) from Pluto鈥檚 surface. To commemorate this historic event, 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Astronomical Observatory, Department of Geosciences, as well as the University Libraries will host 鈥淧lutoPalooza,鈥 a free, open house event that will showcase various aspects of the science involved with NASA鈥檚 historic mission.

The open house will take place on Tuesday, July 14 from noon to 9 p.m., and Wednesday, July 15 from noon to 6 p.m., at 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Astronomical Observatory in room 434 of the Science and Engineering building (SE-43), 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Complimentary parking is available in lots 4 and 7, as well as Garage 3, however, complimentary one-day parking passes must be obtained from the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Information Booth at the campus鈥 Glades Road main entrance.

Pluto鈥檚 planetary system is a whole new class of planet. Scientists believe its geology may be made of minerals from Earth-like gases 鈥 such as nitrogen, ammonia, and methane 鈥 and it will be the first Kuiper belt object ever to be observed from Earth. It also will be the last exploration mission to observe a new planetary system.

Participants of 鈥淧lutoPalooza鈥 at 澳门六合彩历史记录 will learn about different topics regarding the mission and the Pluto system, including:

  • The 鈥淧luto鈥 station will monitor the mission鈥檚 progress at 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Observatory.聽
  • The 鈥淐haron鈥 station will investigate/discuss the Pluto and Charon鈥檚 inferred compositions, compositional/density differences, a 鈥渟hared atmosphere,鈥 and their cryovolcanism possibilities at the mineralogy laboratory.
  • The 鈥淜erberos鈥 station will demonstrate how hyperspectroscopy works by analyzing sand that participants can bring in from their own home and then compare with other samples from around the world, all while assisting graduate students鈥 research.
  • The 鈥淣ix鈥 station will discuss the geophysics of planet definitions,聽orbital transfers, measuring planetary masses, and Pluto鈥檚 density and composition.
  • The 鈥淗ydra鈥 station will demonstrate techniques of remote sensing.
  • The 鈥淪tyx鈥 station will provide artistic projects and New Horizons model building.
  • The 鈥淛upiter鈥 station located in the Wimberly Library will showcase displays about the mission including a live feed and the latest images.
  • The Jaffe Center for Book Arts in the Wimberly Library will have a display of planetary/celestial artists鈥 books and a print project on the press.

For more information on 鈥淧lutoPalooza,鈥 contact Eric Vandernoot at 561-297-STAR (7827) or vandernoot@mail.sci.fau.edu.

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