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Greetings!

 

It is with great excitement that NASA's Planetary Science Division
announces the Year of the Solar System, and we invite your organizations
to participate.

 

Spanning a Martian Year-23 months-the Year of the Solar System
celebrates the amazing discoveries of numerous NASA missions as they
explore our planetary neighbors and probe the outer edges of our Solar
System. New missions will further explore Jupiter, the Earth's Moon, and
Mars. Others will encounter comets and asteroids, and continue to
decipher the mysteries of the Sun, Mercury, Saturn, and our home planet,
Earth. It is an unprecedented time in planetary sciences as we learn
about new worlds and make new discoveries! 

 

Each month from October 2010 to August 2012 will highlight different
aspects of our Solar System-its formation, volcanism, gravity, ice, life
elsewhere?-weaving together activities, resources, and ideas that
teachers, clubs, and organizations can use to engage audiences. 

 

Visit the Year of the Solar System website:
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/yss 

 

You will find:

* Educational materials for classroom teachers, organizations, clubs,
and others interested in participating

* Night-sky viewing events and mission milestones

* Featured activities 

* Recommended resources

* People profiles

* Year of the Solar System updates

* Ways to register your Year of the Solar System events and to share
your experiences 

* Free downloadable promotional materials (bookmarks, fliers, calendar
of events)

 

Get involved!  Experience the scale of our solar system in October,
explore its formation in November, investigate the characteristics of
our planets in December and January, and delve into comets along with
the Stardust-NExT encounter with comet Tempel 1 in February!  On the
website you will find all the resources you need to plan your programs
ahead of time - and to create exciting experiences for your audiences.
A calendar of events is attached. 

 

Build your own scale model of the solar system - and share it at the
Year of the Solar System website!  Starting in October 2010, museums,
libraries, science centers, schools, planetariums, and others are
invited to create scale models of the Solar System and share their
events and experiences through the Year of the Solar System website! See
the website for guidelines and more information.

 

We invite you to join the celebration as we explore New Worlds and make
New Discoveries together!  Please share the Year of the Solar System
with your colleagues, partners, and networks and encourage them to
explore the resources and get involved.

 


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