The 2009-2010 lecture series will begin on Wednesday, October 7th. Lectures are the first Wednesday of every month in Auditorium 299 at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7 pm.
Parking and admission are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Erin Wood (epomail@lasp.colorado.edu or 303-735-0962).
Fall 2009/Spring 2010 Lecture Series Schedule
| DATE |
Speaker |
Title |
| Oct. |
7 |
Dr. Brian Toon
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What Caused the Rivers on Mars:
Climate Change or Impacts?
ABSTRACT:
Since Mariner 9 took images of Martian river valleys in 1971, we have struggled to understand how they were formed. Mars is thought to have had a dense atmosphere with enough greenhouse gases to have maintained a balmy, wet climate. To date, no one has managed to construct a climate model to support this theory and the river valleys remain a mystery. Recently, a new idea has emerged suggesting that asteroid impacts may have led to the release of water from beneath Mars’ surface. This talk will explore how impacts could create rivers and Mars’ climate history.
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| Nov |
4 |
Dr. Bodil Karlsson |
Noctilucent Cloud on the Edge of Space –
Shedding Light on the Atmosphere
ABSTRACT:
The discovery of noctilucent (night shining) clouds in 1885 revealed an
atmosphere which extended far higher than expected. Since then, these clouds have challenged scientists around the world to find out why they form and
vary. Because they scatter solar light, they shimmer at altitudes far above
the typical cloud (~51 miles) which makes them an excellent tool to find out
more about upper atmospheric processes. Dr. Bodil Karlsson explore how
variations in these clouds has revealed new information about the structure and behavior of that thin layer of gas that protects us from outer space.
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| Dec |
2 |
Dr. Bruce Jakosky |
The 2013 MAVEN Mission to Mars |
| Feb |
3 |
Dr. Marty Snow |
The Current Solar Cycle Minimum:
Low, Lower, or Lowest? |
| Mar |
3 |
Dr. Lars Kalnajs |
Probing Our Atmosphere from High Altitude
and Long Duration Balloons |
| April |
7 |
Dr. Scot Elkington |
Energetic Particles Trapped in Space:
Understanding Earth's Van Allen Radiation Belts |
| May |
5 |
Dr. Zoltan Sternovsky |
Dust in Space - What Can We Learn from It? |
All LASP lectures are thefirst Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm
LASP is located at 1234 Innovation Dr., Boulder
For more information, contact Erin Wood (303) 735-0962,
or email epomail@lasp.colorado.edu
Previous Series:
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
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