[FOTZeiss] Fw: 23-Month Year of Solar System!

[Glenn A. Walsh]

NASA has just announced the 23-month (length of a Martian year!) Year of the Solar System - 2010 October through 2012 August:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/yss/display.cfm?ThemeID=0&Tab=About%20YSS

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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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--- On Mon, 10/18/10, Shupla, Christine <Shupla at LPI.USRA.EDU> wrote:

> From: Shupla, Christine <Shupla at LPI.USRA.EDU>
> Subject: NASA's Planetary Science Division announces the Year of the Solar System!
> To: ISEN-ASTC-L at COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
> Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 2:38 PM
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> 
> Greetings!
> 
>  
> 
> It is with great excitement that NASA's Planetary Science
> Division
> announces the Year of the Solar System, and we invite your
> organizations
> to participate.
> 
>  
> 
> Spanning a Martian Year-23 months-the Year of the Solar
> System
> celebrates the amazing discoveries of numerous NASA
> missions as they
> explore our planetary neighbors and probe the outer edges
> of our Solar
> System. New missions will further explore Jupiter, the
> Earth's Moon, and
> Mars. Others will encounter comets and asteroids, and
> continue to
> decipher the mysteries of the Sun, Mercury, Saturn, and our
> home planet,
> Earth. It is an unprecedented time in planetary sciences as
> we learn
> about new worlds and make new discoveries! 
> 
>  
> 
> Each month from October 2010 to August 2012 will highlight
> different
> aspects of our Solar System-its formation, volcanism,
> gravity, ice, life
> elsewhere?-weaving together activities, resources, and
> ideas that
> teachers, clubs, and organizations can use to engage
> audiences. 
> 
>  
> 
> Visit the Year of the Solar System website:
> http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/yss 
> 
>  
> 
> You will find:
> 
> * Educational materials for classroom teachers,
> organizations, clubs,
> and others interested in participating
> 
> * Night-sky viewing events and mission milestones
> 
> * Featured activities 
> 
> * Recommended resources
> 
> * People profiles
> 
> * Year of the Solar System updates
> 
> * Ways to register your Year of the Solar System events and
> to share
> your experiences 
> 
> * Free downloadable promotional materials (bookmarks,
> fliers, calendar
> of events)
> 
>  
> 
> Get involved!  Experience the scale of our solar
> system in October,
> explore its formation in November, investigate the
> characteristics of
> our planets in December and January, and delve into comets
> along with
> the Stardust-NExT encounter with comet Tempel 1 in
> February!  On the
> website you will find all the resources you need to plan
> your programs
> ahead of time - and to create exciting experiences for your
> audiences.
> A calendar of events is attached. 
> 
>  
> 
> Build your own scale model of the solar system - and share
> it at the
> Year of the Solar System website!  Starting in October
> 2010, museums,
> libraries, science centers, schools, planetariums, and
> others are
> invited to create scale models of the Solar System and
> share their
> events and experiences through the Year of the Solar System
> website! See
> the website for guidelines and more information.
> 
>  
> 
> We invite you to join the celebration as we explore New
> Worlds and make
> New Discoveries together!  Please share the Year of
> the Solar System
> with your colleagues, partners, and networks and encourage
> them to
> explore the resources and get involved.
> 
>  
> 
> 
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