SETI bioastro: Fw: First Light Newsletter - December 2003

• Previous message: LARRY KLAES: "SETI bioastro: Fw: NASA Spacecraft Pinpoints Where the Wild Thing is"

----- Original Message -----
From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:45 PM
To: ljk4_at_msn.com
Subject: First Light Newsletter - December 2003

First Light Newsletter - December 2003

Catching up to a Comet

On January 2, 2004, a spacecraft named Stardust will fly through the coma of Comet Wild
2. The coma is the cloudy part of a comet that surrounds the nucleus, or center. Studying
particles from a coma could teach us a lot about the history of the solar system.
Stardust will collect comet particles from the coma for return to Earth in 2006.You can
read more about comets and play the "Tails of Wonder" comet trivia game at the Space
Place web site.

+ Go to Tails of Wonder
  http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/stardust/

+ Go to Stardust Homepage
  http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov

-------------------------------------------------
Mars News:

River Deltas?

Did water ever flow on the surface of Mars? Newly seen details in images from NASA's Mars
Global Surveyor seem to show dried-up river deltas.

+ Watch Video (Requires Real Player)
  http://realserver1.jpl.nasa.gov:8080/ramgen/Video-MarsRiverDelta-AVC-2003-215.rm

+ Read story
  http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2003/151.cfm
-------------------------------------------------

Man with a Mission

Excitement and anticipation are increasing at JPL with the approach of the Mars
Exploration Rover landings in January 2004. Dr. Mark Adler, Spirit mission manager, tells
what it's in store for the twin rovers once they reach the red planet.

+ View RealPlayer video
  http://realserver1.jpl.nasa.gov:8080/ramgen/Video-MarsFirstPerson-2003-223.rm

+ View Quicktime video
  http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/quicktime/marsfirst.qtl

-------------------------------------------------

Rover Readiness

Mark your calendars for some exciting rover events.

+ Jan. 3 - Spirit lands on Mars

+ Jan. 24 - Opportunity lands on Mars

+ Visit the JPL home page for updates
  http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

+ View the Landing sites animation
  http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/flash/mars-landing/

• Previous message: LARRY KLAES: "SETI bioastro: Fw: NASA Spacecraft Pinpoints Where the Wild Thing is"

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6 : Fri Dec 05 2003 - 08:56:00 PST