Sep 17 2020 32 mins 26
Every two years or so, Mars lines up nicely with the Earth. It only takes two minutes to communicate with rovers, you can see the polar ice caps in a small telescope, and it’s the best time to send spacecraft to the red planet. Download MP3 | Show Notes | Transcript Show Notes Mars in Opposition (NASA) Mars opposition 2020: get ready to observe the Red Planet (Sky at Night Magazine) 235th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) VIDEO: Ep. 554: Big Telescope Controversy in Hawai’i VIDEO: Ep. 555: Satellite Constellations and the Future of Astronomy What is a ‘launch window’? (European Space Agency) It’s time to start watching Mars (EarthSky) The Phases of the Moon (Time and Date) Holmann transfer orbit diagram (Planetary Society) Basics of Space Flight (NASA) United Arab Emirates’ Hope Mission to Mars Your Guide to Tianwen-1 (Planetary Society) Mars 2020 Perseverance (NASA) Twitter: PercyRover account ESA’s Mars rover has a name – Rosalind Franklin (ESA) Europe’s first Mars rover delayed by two years (Nature) How Curiosity Will Land on Mars, Part 2: Descent (Planetary Society) NASA’s Perseverance Rover Goes Through Trials by Fire, Ice, Light and Sound (NASA) 6 Things to Know About NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (NASA) Trace Gas Orbiter instruments (ESA) China moon lander (Planetary Society) About Ground penetrating radar (GPR) (US Radar – commercial site, no sponsorship) NASA Mars InSight (NASA) Download MP3 | Show Notes | Transcript
