One Year on Mars: Celebrate with the Perseverance Team
Alicia Cermak
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One Year on Mars: Celebrate with the Perseverance Team
Perseverance’s Selfie at “Rochette”: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on September 10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or sol of the mission.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.
Join the celebration as the Mars 2020 mission team shares their stories marking the one-year anniversary of Perseverance’s dramatic landing with events online and in-person. Full-scale rover models are on display in Seattle, San Francisco, and New York City, and virtual opportunities will allow people to join in no matter where they are.
DateEventVenueTypeThursday,Feb. 17, 20227 p.m. PSTvon Kármán Lecture:One Year on Mars Speakers:– Jennifer Trosper, Project Manager– Katie Stack Morgan, Deputy Project ScientistOnline TalkVirtualThursday,Feb. 17, 20227:30 p.m. PSTRover Roundup Speaker:Emily Cardarelli, Scientist, SHERLOCExploratorium,San FranciscoIn-PersonThursday,Feb. 17, 20222 p.m. PST / 5 p.m. ESTOne-Year Anniversary of the Mars Perseverance Rover & Ingenuity Helicopter Speaker:Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity Team LeadOnline TalkFree, registration requiredVirtualFriday,Feb. 18, 202210 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST 1 p.m. PST / 4 p.m. ESTExhibit Opening Persy’s First Year on Mars with NASA’s Mars Mission Team Speaker:Sunanda Sharma, Scientist, SHERLOCExploratorium,San Francisco Online Talk and at Exploratorium,San FranciscoIn-Person Virtual + In-PersonFriday, Feb. 18, 20221 p.m. PST / 4 p.m. ESTPerseverance’s Landiversary: Celebrating A Year of Exploration With NASA’s Mars Rover Speakers:– Swati Mohan, Perseverance Guidance, Navigation & Control Operations Lead– Rachel Kronyak, Perseverance Science Operations Systems Engineer– Raquel Villanueva, HostOnline TalkVirtual Friday,Feb. 18, 20226:45 p.m. PSTTalk by Mission Team Members Speaker:Melissa Rice, Co-Investigator, Mastcam-ZThe Museum of Flight,SeattleIn-PersonFriday,Feb. 19, 202210 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESTExhibit OpeningIntrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum,New York CityIn-PersonSaturday,Feb. 19, 202210 a.m. to 5 p.m. PSTMission team members onsiteExploratorium,San Francisco and Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum,New York CityIn-PersonSaturday,Feb. 19, 20223:15 p.m. PSTTalk by Mission Team Members Speaker:Alyssa Deardorff, Systems EngineerThe Museum of Flight,SeattleIn-PersonSunday,Feb. 20, 202210 a.m. to 5 p.m. (local time)Mission team members onsiteExploratorium,San Francisco and Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum,New York CityIn-PersonSunday,Feb. 20, 20221 p.m. and 3 p.m. ESTTalks by Mission Team Members Speakers:– Nagin Cox, Tactical Mission Lead– Adrian Brown, Deputy Program ScientistIntrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum,New York City 1 p.m. talk Livestream from IntrepidVirtual + In-PersonSunday,Feb. 20, 20221 p.m. PSTRover Roundup Speaker:Sunanda Sharma, Scientist, SHERLOCExploratorium,San FranciscoIn-PersonSunday,Feb. 20, 20222 p.m. PSTTalk by Mission Team Member Speaker:Melissa Rice, Co-Investigator, Mastcam-ZThe Museum of Flight,SeattleIn-PersonMonday,Feb. 21, 20221 p.m. and 3 p.m. ESTTalks by Mission Team Members Speakers: – Elio Morillo, Mechanisms Lead– Mitch Schulte, Program ScientistIntrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum,New York City 1 p.m. talk Livestream from IntrepidVirtual + In-Person
In the months to follow, museum exhibits continue at these locations before making their way to new stops on the #MarsRoverTour. See the full tour schedule.
