Enriching Education: Chabot Space & Science Center Rover Landing Virtual Party

Chabot Space & Science Center will celebrate the Mars Perseverance Rover landing with a virtual live watch party, followed by a public Q&A with experts from NASA’s Ames Research Center.

WHEN: Thursday, February 18, 12-2 p.m. PST 

WHERE: Facebook Live and YouTube 

The public is invited to celebrate the Mars rover landing at Chabot Space & Science Center’s NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Landing Watch Party + Q&A. During this thrilling virtual event, witness the historic landing with Chabot astronomers and NASA experts who worked on the mission.

Tune in to see the landing live on Facebook and YouTube with Chabot’s watch party from 12-1 p.m. The Perseverance rover will make history when it reaches on the red planet at 12:30 p.m. PST. Before landing, the rover must face the “seven minutes of terror,” a complex and critical landing phase with a series of specific maneuvers. Chabot astronomers will answer questions throughout the landing and make live observations.

After the landing, learn more about the mission at a virtual Q&A session with NASA scientists at 1 p.m. PST. NASA’s Ames Research Center engineers Shanna Withrow-Maser and Winnie Kuang will discuss their roles in Mars exploration and answer questions from the public.

To celebrate the rover landing, Chabot Space & Science Center is providing a variety of free Mars-themed activities, virtual events and teacher resources. Prepare to land on Mars by building a rover, learning about the “seven minutes of terror” during a landing, taking on Chabot’s Marsquake challenge and more.

About Chabot Space & Science Center  
  
Chabot Space & Science Center is a non-profit institution and community resource located on 13 trail-laced acres in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland amid the largest stand of coastal redwoods in the East Bay.  Chabot features a 241-seat full dome planetarium, interactive and hands-on exhibits, space artifacts, a giant screen theater, a Challenger Learning Center, and the only research-level telescopes regularly available to the public for free weekly virtual live viewing in the Western United States. 

Chabot’s mission is to inspire and educate learners of all ages about the Universe and Planet Earth.