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Evening Lecture: Red Rocks from Earth to Mars Jan 31, 2018
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Evening Lecture: Red Rocks from Earth to Mars
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

 Evidence for water-deposited sedimentary rocks discovered on Mars by the NASA Rovers, and small iron concretions called ‘blueberries’ found on the Red Planet, will be discussed by University of Utah professor, Marjorie A. Chan, Ph.D.  She will also discuss the water-deposited sedimentary rocks that occur here in New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest.

The lecture is Wednesday January 31 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the museum.  General admission tickets for the lecture are $7, ($6 members, $4 students).  Purchase lecture tickets at NMnaturalhistory.org or (if seats are available) at the door. Doors open at 5:45pm at the Museum located at 1801 Mountain Rd NW just east of Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque.

Visitors to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science can experience what it is like to steer the Mars Rover at the Mars Rover Exhibition. 

 



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Marjorie A. Chan, Ph.D. Courtesy: University of Utah.


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