Past Event
Sunday, August 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Space Expo Weekend: Mars Rover Curiosity Landing
1875 El Prado, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $8 - $10
View "live NASA feed of Curiosity's challenging landing" (10:31pm). Planetarium presentation offers "look at the landing site Gale Crater and other aspects of the red planet" narrated by resident astronomer Lisa Will (8:30pm). Ongoing NASA coverage includes interviews from Jet Propulsion Lab and NASA scientists about Rover's progress (9pm). San Diego Astronomy Association will have telescopes set up for viewing (though Mars will be low in the sky with limited visibility). 619-238-1233.