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Janet Wood

NASA/JPL

Solar System Ambassador

Why Explore Space?

Janet Wood

Janet Wood

Available Programs

Mars: The Continuing Quest

For millennia, Mars has been a source of fascination for humankind. The most similar of all the other planets to Earth, Mars has mountains, canyons, shield volcanoes, and dry river beds as well as clouds, winds, and seasons. You will learn how all these features on Mars compare with those of Earth. This presentation describes the discoveries made by recent missions to Mars such as Mars Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor, and describes current and future missions such as 2001 Mars Odyssey, and findings of the Mars Exploration Rovers Mission which is currently underway.

Contact: Janet Wood, 730-3799


Volcanoes of the Solar System

There is no force in nature as awesome and powerful as a volcanic eruption. but volcanic activity is not unique to Earth. This program highlights volcanism on Earth and explores other moons and planets in the solar system which have also been shaped by volcanic activity. Fascinating discoveries made by the Voyager, Galileo, Mars Global Surveyor, and other missions will be discussed.


Program speaker is Janet Wood of Visalia, California, an instructor at College of the Sequoias. She was appointed in December, 2001 to be a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and she is one of 302 volunteers throughout the nation who are working to promote the space exploration program in their local communities. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California which she represents, is NASAÕs lead research and development facility for the unmanned and robotic exploration of space.


Janet Wood and Rich Manley, Solar System Ambassadors with Galileo display Contact information:

Janet Wood

NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador

(559) 739-8527

email: webmaster@planetaryexploration.net





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