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Explore the ways NASA has successfully touched down landers and rovers on the Red Planet over the years. Build your own to see if you can successfully bring an egg-astronaut, or egg-onaut, safely back to Earth.

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While at Dyer Observatory, student participants will be immersed in the world of astronomy as they work among Dyer's unique exhibits and historic instruments.  The park-like setting of our hilltop, often dotted with deer and turkeys, provides a serene venue that welcomes our visitors to create a truly unique summer programming experience!  

During this session, students find out quickly that getting to another planet is no mean feat! Through the innovation and dedication of thousands of people, humankind has been able to successfully get rovers and landers to Mars. In this workshop, students will explore many of the ways landers and rovers have successfully touched down on the Red Planet over the years. They will then work to design and create their own lander that, if designed and constructed well, will successfully keep a fragile egg astronaut (“egg-onaut)” in one piece when it is released from a large height.

Students will also work together in small groups (3-4 students) with a group leader, providing them important opportunities to strengthen their team-building and collaboration skills and ensuring all students are engaged as an important part of their team.  If time permits, participants may have the opportunity to visit Dyer's historic 24" Seyfert Telescope! 

Financial Assistance

Limited financial assistance is available. Please submit a request to dyerobservatory@vanderbilt.edu. You will be contacted within 2 business days and further instructions including how to register will be provided.

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