Year of the Solar System
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The Year of the Solar System is a NASA
education/public outreach initiative. The year runs October 2010 until August 2012, a Martian year. For each month's topic there are resources for clubs, schools and the general public. The months/topics are:
and its Planetary Science Division.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
education/public outreach initiative. The year runs October 2010 until August 2012, a Martian year. For each month's topic there are resources for clubs, schools and the general public. The months/topics are:
- October 2010: The Journey BeginsNovember 2010: Birth of WorldsDec 2010/Jan 2011: A Family AffairFebruary 2011: Small Bodies -- Big ImpactsMarch 2011: Ancient Astronomers/Modern Tools: Celebrating Sun-Earth DayApril 2011: Water, Water, Everywhere!May 2011: Volcanism!June 2011: Impacts!July 2011: Rocks in SpaceAugust 2011: Windy WorldsSeptember 2011: Gravity: It's What Keeps Us TogetherOctober 2011: Moons and Rings: Our Favorite ThingsNovember 2011: Magnetospheres: Planetary ShieldsDec 2011/Jan 2012: Evolving WorldsFebruary 2012: Far-Ranging RobotsMarch 2012: Shadows of the SunApril 2012: Ice!May 2012: New Data, New IdeasJun/Jul 2012: Got Life?August 2012: Discovering New Worlds
Science Mission Directorate
The Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration engages the United States’ science community, sponsors scientific research, and develops and deploys satellites and probes in collaboration with NASA’s partners around the world to answer fundamental questions...
and its Planetary Science Division.