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on MARS pictures from the rover Perseverance displayed in Paris

November 28, 2021

NASA's Perseverance Mars Helicopter is busy with Mars jezero, while NASA's Perseverance Rover is also on the ground. They are hundreds of thousands of kilometers from Earth. The first gallery displaying beautiful photos taken by the rover is on MARS and will be displayed at the "Les rencontres de ciel et espace roadshow" in Paris. French Association of Astronomy, Cite des sciences et de l'industrie, and Rencontres du ciel et de l'espace are happy to welcome MARS exhibit on November 19, 20, and 21.

onMARS will be held at the heart of the ultramodern Cite des sciences et de l'industrie, Europe's number one science museum. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to view images and scientific data from Mars surface and Mars rover perseverance, which is currently collecting information on the red planet's jezero.crater. This show demonstrates different aspects of Perseverance's campaign. It includes Perseverance landing site, visible rock, and scientific instruments that the rover actually uses.

NASA's Perseverance Rover landed on Mars in Feb 2021. It has been looking for evidence of ancient microscopic life to collect and store samples from Martian rock near its landing site, the mars jezero.crater. Perseverance's rover rode the Ingenuity helicopter on his stomach and dropped it on the landing site. This helicopter has been on more than a dozen missions to Mars. This shows that it is possible to fly on Mars powered and controlled. Perseverance rover also uses this information to identify potential areas on Mars to search for ancient life. Nasa's mars-rover mission is collect samples for possible return to earth.

Prints of the latest images from Mars are available  On Mars

On Mars prints are now available t. They include the most recent images from Mars and give an accurate representation of the environment that the rover encounters while exploring this planet.

Along with the stunning photographs shown at the MARS exhibit, Ingenuity scientists and engineers from Perseverance Rover & Ingenuity will present some amazing conferences in person.

Saturday, 20 November 2013: (13.45) Exploration of Mars and Search For Life with Sylvestre MAURICE and the European Space Agency

Sylvestre Maurice, an astrophysicist with the Institut de recherche en atrophysique et planèteologie. He is a planetologist who specializes in the exploration and discovery of the Solar System. Sylvestre Maurice participated in many European Space Agency (NASA) solar system exploration missions. With American collaborators, he contributed to the discovery and exploration of water ice at Moon's poles (1998).

He has coordinated the construction of Curiosity's ChemCam instrument with Roger Wiens, Los Alamos National Laboratory. This instrument, along with other instruments, provides the first French data from Mars' surface in 2012. It also allows for the demonstration of Mars' past habitability.

Sunday 21 November: (11:00) Rover On Mars and Man On Mars, The Challenge of the XXI Century with Persistence Rover with Francois FORGET

In the next 20 years, will we be able to see a man on Mars? Space agencies have announced for 50 years that we will be going to Mars within 20 years. Prudence is therefore essential. How do we justify the investment in mars rover?

This is a daunting task. Space exploration is changing rapidly. In the next decade, a human mission to space seems more possible than ever.

Francois Forget was involved in many space missions including Mars Express (ESA), ExoMarsTrace Gas Orbiter (ESA), New Horizons (NASA), InSight (NASA) and Mars Rover ExoMars.

He studies the climate and atmospheres on the telluric planets in the solar system (Mars). Venus. Pluto. Titan. Triton.) Triton.) It has developed digital models that simulate the environment of these planets for space observation, robotic missions, studying their habitability, and understanding the Earth.

Sunday 21st Nov : (15.45) The latest news from Mars and Nasa's perseverance Rover with Francis ROCARD

Francis Rocard is a Doctor of Science in Astrophysics (1986), from the University of Paris-Sud. He began his career at the CNRS as an astrophysicist and was part of the IKS experiment of the VEGA mission in 1986 to fly above Halley's comet. In addition, he participated in the ISM mission of the PHOBOS88 mission to study mineralogy on Mars' surface.

He joined the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales in 1989. There he was responsible for the solar system exploration programs. He was responsible for MARS-96, the Russian exploration of Mars, CASSINI-HUYGENS, the study of Saturn and its satellite Titan, in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency, and ROSETTA for the study a comet.

He has been responsible for the coordination of Mars exploration programs through the MARS EXPRESS, NETLANDER and longer-term sample return missions.

Sky enthusiasts can meet at the largest European sky club

The Rencontres du Ciel et de l'Espace has been the most important European gathering place for curious and sky-lovers since 1998. In 2018, more than 6500 people visited the Congress Center at the Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie. Over the years, this meeting has been a staple in the astronomical community.

The Rencontres provide a two-year tour of space news through a variety of themes and events. Researchers, astronomers and industrialists are all present. The new edition will be held in nominal conditions at Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie de la Villette. It was rescheduled for 2021 due to the health crisis.

This unique meeting will satisfy the curiosity of more than 30 scientists, close to 100 workshops or forums, animations, and 30 exhibitors over three days.

Francois Forget and David Elbaz are joined by Hubert Reeves and Francis Rocard. Jean Jouzel, Pierre Guillard (Clara Froment, Herve Dle, Xavier Pasco ) will be speaking to us about Mars.

Three-day permanent program. A staging that enhances the content of the speakers' and exhibitors' products. This operation is possible because we mobilize all our networks and resources. The fame and image of the French Association of Astronomy are a testament to its position as a reference point.

Sky and Space Meetings invite the public to satisfy their curiosity and share their knowledge. Exploring the Universe is one of the best domains to inspire enthusiasm, curiosity, and the desire to understand, share, and discover more.

Space and the cosmos remain some of the most fascinating fields in scientific research and technology. Public enthusiasm for planetary exploration, Thomas Pesquet's adventure, the search for the origins, and the observation of the celestial chamber has never diminished. The Sky and Space Encounters will present the outcomes, the novelties and the innovations of the sector through the lens of current events.

As usual, this 12th edition is rich in content. We will discuss the exploration and discovery of other planets with the latest Mars missions, including Exomars, Insight, Curiosity Rover, Perseverance, and Exomars.

We will be exploring the new astronomy that has been opened by the detection gravitational waves and technology demonstration of space surveillance on the planet.

The Meetings provide an opportunity for the public to see the latest innovations in space science and mechanics. They also allow them to show the public new destinations, services, actions, and products that will satisfy their curiosity, as well as the desire to love the starry skies.

Image credit nasa jpl caltech