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Activities for August, 2017
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Dr. Kenneth Herkenhoff, USGS
Title: “The Mars Rovers: A Brief History”
Four roving vehicles have been successfully operated on Mars. Two
of them continue: The Mars Exploration Rover "Opportunity" and the
Mars Science Laboratory "Curiosity." Dr. Herkenhoff will briefly
summarize the history of Mars rover missions, their resulting scientific
inferences, and the plans for future Mars rover missions.
Club Observing
Saturday - ( at Sunset )
August 19, 2017 ( Sunset: 7:12 pm )
Williams Public Viewing
Friday - ( at Sunset )
August 25, 2017 ( Sunset: 7:05 pm )
Directions for Williams
Location: Glassburn Park - in the natural area west of Rod’s Steakhouse parking lot. Take I40 west.
Exit 165 into Williams. The park is about 2-3 blocks after the hill, just past the edge of town on the right.
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