[FPSPACE] FW: [NOVA] "Is There Life on Mars?"

[LARRY KLAES]

> From: owner-nova-online at franz.wgbh.org> To: nova-online at franz.wgbh.org> Subject: [NOVA] "Is There Life on Mars?"> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:20:10 -0500> > _____________________________________________________________________> > Next on NOVA: "Is There Life on Mars?"> > www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/> > Tuesday, December 30 at 8 p.m.> (Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.> Broadcast in high definition where available.)> > After four decades of fly-by probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers,> the quest for life on Mars is as tantalizing as ever. "Is There Life> on Mars?" goes behind the scenes of the latest NASA missions to the> Red Planet to reveal new clues and challenges on the road to> answering this ultimate question. With unique access to the NASA> Phoenix and Mars Exploration Rover missions, NOVA shows scientists> and engineers in action, directing the operations of spacecraft> millions of miles away, as the robotic explorers drill into rock,> claw into soil, analyze samples, and trundle across the rock-strewn> landscape in search of signs that Mars once or maybe even still> harbors some form of life.> > Here's what you'll find on the companion website:> > Life's Little Essential> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/essential.html> Everybody knows that liquid water is necessary for life, at least as> we know it. But just why exactly?> > Ask the Expert> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/ask.html> Dr. Leslie Tamppari of the Mars Phoenix Lander mission answers> viewer questions.> > "Live" From Mars> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/live.html> Read Twitter feeds from Phoenix, the rovers, and the Mars Science> Lab.> > Behind the Scenes> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/producer.html> Producer Mark Davis talks about his memorable experience filming> alongside the Mars rover team between 2002 and 2004.> > Man on a Mission> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/mission.html> In this January 2003 interview, lead scientist Steve Squyres reveals> his hopes and fears for the rovers.> > Mars From Afar> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/explore.html> See some of the finest images ever taken of the martian surface,> including Phoenix's most famous.> > Mars Up Close> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/upclose.html> In late 2004, Steve Squyres narrates this visual tour of some of the> rovers' most revealing discoveries.> > Anatomy of a Rover> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/rover.html> Examine the robotic geologists and their suite of scientific> instruments.> > Design a Parachute> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/parachute.html> Create a parachute strong and light enough to safely slow the rovers> in their descent toward Mars.> > From Launch to Landing> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/launchland.html> Watch an animation of one rover's fantastic journey from Earth to> Mars.> > _____________________________________________________________________> > Remember, most NOVA episodes stream on our website the day after the> premiere, so if you missed Hunting the Hidden Dimension you can> catch it at:> > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/> > _____________________________________________________________________> > Thank you for visiting NOVA on the Web. We welcome your questions,> comments, and feedback. You can send a message directly to> nova at wgbh.org, or use our feedback form at> http://www.pbs.org/nova/feedback/> > You are subscribed to the NOVA Bulletin. To unsubscribe, go to> http://www.pbs.org/nova/mailing/unsubscribe.html -- or send an> e-mail to majordomo at franz.wgbh.org and, on a line by itself in the> message, type: unsubscribe nova-online> > Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the> Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public> Broadcasting, and public television viewers.> > _____________________________________________________________________
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