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Mars Space Flight Facility
Apr 22, Noon - 1pm

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Mars Space Flight Facility

• Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) Web Site
• Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)
• Mars Exploration Rover Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES)
• ASU Mars Education Program

Address

201 E. Orange Street
Moeur Building, Room 131 (only adobe building on campus)
Orange and Forest Malls
ASU's Tempe Campus

Description

The Mars Space Flight Facility supports three instruments currently at Mars:
Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft and the Mini-TES (Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometers) on the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.

This facility also houses the ASU Mars Education Program, which provides opportunities and resources for teachers and students to join in the excitement of Mars exploration. NASA and ASU's Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP) offers teams of students, grades 5-12, the opportunity to work with scientists, mission planners and educators to image a site on Mars using the THEMIS camera onboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft (msip.asu.edu). Other Mars Education programs include: Mars Exploration Student Data Teams (MESDT) (mesdt.asu.edu), Rock Around the World (ratw.asu.edu) and the Mars Public Mapping Project (mp2.asu.edu).

Tours are available for school groups by appointment only.

Hours

• Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact Information

• Telephone: 480.965.1790 (Main Desk)
• Email: marsed @ asu.edu
• Tours: sese.asu.edu/tours