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Alien LandscapesSphere Demo

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Exploring Earth System ScienceModule A - Topic 3

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DescriptionAlien Landscapes is a live, 20 minute demo best for grades 6-8, featuring Science on a Sphere, a dynamic interactive data modeling tool. In this show, the audience will use science practices such as planning an investigation and analyzing data to explore terrestrial bodies in our solar system. Using hands-on props and interaction with a live science interpreter, they will use Earth as a model to learn about geological features on other planets and moons, including ice, volcanos, fissures and coast lines. After the show they can ask questions and explore other bodies in the solar system.

Props and Materials

Permanent Science Toolbox Signs for Science Toolbox

o Ask a Questiono Use A Modelo Analyze Datao Investigateo Design A Solution

Easel Whiteboard with grid Magnetic stars Landscape postcards Planets/Terrestrial bodies cards

o Mercuryo Venuso Marso Jupitero Saturno Uranuso Neptuneo Plutoo Moono Ioo Europao Titan

Laser pointer Paper map 3 books 6” Earth globe Round wooden moons

o Ioo Europao Callistoo Ganymede

3 clear jarso Sulfuro Iron oxide

Alien Landscapes: Sphere Demo ©2014 Pacific Science Center, p. 3

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Orange safety cones Styrofoam cooler Cryo gloves Goggles Styrofoam cups

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Packing Name of specific material: This should include exactly how the specific

material needs to be packed. Every material that needs special packing instructions should be mentioned here. The list can be as long as you need.

Name of specific material: Info. Name of specific material: Info. Name of specific material: Info.

Maintenance These bullet points deal with using materials on the floor, how materials should

be treated, information about material restock and upkeep, and safety issues. Additional info. Additional info. Additional info.

Safety Theses bullet points deal with using materials on the floor, how materials should

be treated, information about material restock and upkeep, and safety issues. Additional info. Additional info. Additional info.

KeyG Guest


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMP PresenterBold italics indicate action.Italics indicate a note to the presenter.

indicates a cue

Data-sets

Blank data set Blue marble Blue marble without clouds Blue marble with an aerial picture of the Grand Canyon Real-time weather Jupiter (movie) Red Mars Io (Jupiter Moon) Europa (Jupiter Moon) Titan (Saturn moon) color


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Concept Terrestrial bodies are objects composed of rocky material, while gas giants are

primarily composed of gas. Earth’s geological features can be used as a model to explain features on other

bodies in the solar system. Because the scale of space is so large, other scales can be used to help

understand the size of objects relative to each other. Gravity, elemental composition, atmosphere, and liquids such as water create

and destroy geological features such as volcanos, mountains, canyons, fissures and ice caps.

Learning Objective By observing Jupiter and comparing it to Earth and other terrestrial bodies,

visitors will draw the conclusion that Jupiter does not have a solid surface, and terrestrial bodies are made of rocky material.

Visitors will observe geological features on Earth, comparing them to similar features on other bodies in the solar system.

Visitors will use a scale models to understand the relative size of Earth, Jupiter, Jupiter’s moons and the distance between them.

By observing the composition of terrestrial bodies and the forces that act on them, visitors will be able to explain features such as volcanos, mountains, canyons, fissures and ice caps on Earth and other bodies.

Set-up1. Open the Sphere cabinet, turn off daily demo, and call up the show

announcement playlist.2. Push the benches so that there are several rows facing the Sphere.3. Set up the metal sign holders along the railing of the Sphere.4. Set up a semi-circle of safety cones between the Sphere and the first benches.5. Set up the easel with the magnet board on it to one side.6. Put the stars and half stars on the back of the magnet board.7. Put the post card magnets, the planet/moon magnets, the jar of iron oxide, the

moon models, the Styrofoam cooler, goggles, and the cryo gloves in the cart, ready for use.

8. Get the LN2 and sulfur from the stage office. Once you have the LN2 and sulfur, do not ever leave them alone—not even in the Cart Closet.

9. Put the sulfur in the cart.10.Pour the LN2 into the Styrofoam cooler.


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P: Hello friends! My name is ___________. Can everyone say hi, __________!

G: Hi, ___________!

P: I’m so glad you’re here, because I need some help. I own a space tourism company. Our elite fleet of space ships can zoom people all over the solar system. Want visit the storm of Jupiter? You got it! The desolate ice-scapes of distant Pluto? The steamy exotic mystery of Venus? We can send you there! So, are you guys interested in touring space?

G: Meh. You seem like you might be unbalanced.

P: Hm. I wonder how I could get people more excited to go on a trip to space. I know! Right now, there’s plenty to see, but nowhere to stay. What we need is a hotel! I can see it all now—restaurants, room service, a spa. This is great—I can populate the solar system with incredible tourist destinations! The only question is where to start. I want to put it on a place with a lot of sights to see. Do you know any place in space I could put a hotel that has a lot of sights to see?

G: No.

P: You’re right. This is a hard question.

Science ToolboxP: Whenever I have a question about something, I use my science toolbox! Take out toolbox. The tools in here help me figure out what to do step by step. Here’s my first tool. What does this say?

G: Ask a question. Put up ‘Ask A Question’ tag.

P: Great! Our question was, “What are the sights to see in space, so I know where to put the first space hotel?” Let’s see what else is in here that we might need. Oh! What is this one? Put up ‘Use A Model’ tag.

G: Use a model.

P: I should use a model to figure out where to put my hotel. Hm. Well, I suppose I could use a planet that already has hotels on it as a model. Can anyone think of a planet that already has hotels on it?

G: Earth!

P: Great!

Science on a SphereP: Let’s take a look at Earth. Take out map. Here we go! Look at map. Hm. Yes. Oh, I see. What, did you want to see? Turn the picture around so the audience can see. This is kind of small. Maybe we can just spend the next twenty minutes looking at this one at a time. Oh, you don’t like that idea? You


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMknow what, this picture isn’t really accurate anyway. It’s flat and the world is round. I wish I had something really big and round that everyone could see. Something we could all look at at the same time.

G: Look behind you, stupid.

P: No, I’m not sure my head is big enough. Oh, you mean this?

Cue Blue Marble.

P: What a great idea! This is called “Science on a Sphere” and it was gifted to Pacific Science Center by NOAA, which is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Can we get a big round of applause for NOAA?

G: Clap clap clap

P: Cool! This is our model. Let’s find out what to do next. What does this say? Put up ‘Analyze data’ tag.

G: Analyze data.

P: Data is just information.

Postcards – Identifying Earth’s FeaturesP: Luckily, we have lots of information about what kinds of sights people like to see—tour books, brochures, maps, postcards. Take out books, brochures, maps, postcards. I’m going to hand out these postcards so you can look at all the different kinds of tourist destinations on Earth. Hand out postcards. These are all geological features, which means they formed naturally on Earth. Cities and monuments are great to visit, but we definitely won’t be finding cities and monuments in our solar system, so we want to stick to geological features. Let’s look at some of them. I’m going to take away the clouds so we can see Earth’s features more easily.

Cue Blue Marble without clouds.

Go through the postcards in any order, taking them back from guests as they answer.

P: Hello, can you tell me the tourist destination on your postcard?

G: Hawaii.

P: Great! Why would Hawaii be fun to visit?

G: Animals! Hula! Beaches!

P: Beaches! You’re right, Hawaii has some of the best beaches. I bet people would love to spend a vacation on the beach of an alien sea. To have beaches, I need an ocean. Let me put this postcard up here so I remember. We want some oceans. stick ocean to the top of the whiteboard. We should use our model to find out what oceans look like from space, so when we look at other places in space, we


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMknow what to look for. Let me take the clouds away so we can look at the EarthLooking at the sphere, what color are oceans on Earth?

G: Blue!

P: Cool. This blue stuff is ocean, and these wiggly lines outlining the ocean are our beaches. Outline an ocean on the Sphere with the laser pointer. Hi, can you tell me the tourist destination on your postcard?

G: Mount Everest.

P: Great! Mount Everest is a really tall mountain. If I had a hotel by a really cool alien mountain, people might come for the lovely views and hikes! Add mountain postcard to whiteboard. Let me find some mountains on our models so we know what they look like. Here are the Rocky Mountains. Use the laser pointer to point out the Rocky Mountains. What color and shape are these?

G: Bumpy! Brown! Etc!

P: Great! We’re looking for something that might look bumpy, brown or white. What’s the sight to see on your postcard?

G: The Grand Canyon.

P: Awesome! The Grand Canyon is a spectacular sight to see because it’s one of the longest canyons. Let’s keep that in mind. Add Grand Canyon postcard to whiteboard. Let’s see if we can find the Grand Canyon on the Sphere. It should be here, but we can’t see it, because the Grand Canyon is too small. Point to Arizona with laser pointer. Let’s take a closer look.

Cue Grand Canyon picture.

P: This picture was taken from far above the Grand Canyon. What does it look like?

G: A line, brown, squiggly.

P: Okay, we’ll see if we see lines like this in space. It would be cool to find big gashes and fissures in other planets, whether they’re canyons or rifts or valleys. What else do we have?

G: Antarctica!

P: Awesome. Antarctica is literally one of the coolest sights you can see on Earth. People take cruises just to see the ice bergs and glaciers. Let’s keep it in mind. Add ice postcard to the whiteboard. What does ice look like on our model?

G: White.

P: Great. Here’s some ice—it’s on the top on bottom of our model, with icy coasts, just like our beaches. Outline ice on one of the poles with laser pointer. What’s the last sight we have out there?


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMG: A sunset.

P: Interesting! We tend not to think of sunsets as tourist destinations. What do they look like?

G: Orange, red, clouds.

P: Sunsets on Earth are as colorful and beautiful as they are because we have an atmosphere. Our atmosphere is all around us. It’s the air we breathe, and it’s the reason we have clouds in the sky. We need to have at least some atmosphere for beautiful, romantic sunsets, so let’s put atmosphere on the list. Add sunset postcard to the white board. Let’s add our atmosphere back in and see what it looks like.

Cue real time weather.

P: What does our atmosphere look like from space?

G: Clouds?

P: Yeah, these swirly white things are one indication Earth has an atmosphere. Let’s look for swirly things when we get out into space. Okay, now we have a lot of data about Earth. We’ve got the coldest and the longest and the tallest and the prettiest and the est-est, and those are the things we want to find in space. I’m going to find out what to do next in my Science Toolbox. What does this say? Put up “Investigate” tag.

G: Investigate!

P: Awesome! Let’s figure out some places I could build my hotel by investigating some potential candidates. Let’s try some planets. Can you name some planets? Take some planet names and fill up four spaces on the board. Put Jupiter first and Mars last. If no one suggests them you can add them yourself.

Jupiter and Its MoonsP: I heard Jupiter. Let’s investigate Jupiter!

Jupiter movie data-set.

P: Okay, these are the things we’re looking for—ice, fissures, moutains, oceans, and atmosphere. Anyone see evidence of any of these things?

G: Clouds?

P: Right, there are a lot of clouds on Jupiter. In fact, Jupiter is mostly clouds. Jupiter is a gas giant, and all of these clouds are swirling, turbulent gases. That’s going to make for some freaky weather. Do you think storms and hurricanes would attract tourists?

G: Maybe those guys from Twister.


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMP: Right, probably not. Also, Jupiter is basically clouds all the way down. It doesn’t have a solid surface, so it can’t have features like mountains or craters. We wouldn’t be able to build a hotel on these planets—the best we could do is orbit around them. But there’s a thought—is there anything orbiting Jupiter we could build a hotel on?

G: Moons!

P: Moons! Awesome. Moons are terrestrial, which means they have a solid rocky surface. We can take advantage of that and build hotels on them. Jupiter has some great moons. Let’s look at some of them. Take out box. This is how big Jupiter’s largest moons would be if Jupiter was the size of the Sphere. Meanwhile, this is how big Earth would be. Take out Earth. Who wants to be a moon?

G: Me! Me! Me! Me!

P: And there are four of you! This is so amazing. Okay, I’m going to give each of you a moon with its name. Give the four volunteers the four moons and cards. Please face your audience, hold up your moon, and tell us its name.

G: Ganymede! Callisto! Europa! Io!

P: Great! I’ve posted signs showing how far away these moons would be if Jupiter were the size of the Sphere. Moons, please go find where your moon would be, and hold up your moon so we can see how far away it would be. Have the volunteers walk to the signs, then come back. Give me back your moons. Tell me, could you see the Sphere from where you were?

G: Yes.

P: Let’s give them a big round of applause. You can sit down now.

G: clap clap clap

P: Although some of our volunteers had to go far away, they could still see the Sphere, and I bet it was still pretty big. If you were on a moon of Jupiter, you’d not only be able to watch sunrises—you’d be able to watch Jupiter-rises! I bet that would be really beautiful. On which moons would Jupiter look the biggest?

G: Europa! Io!

P: Right, because those are the two closest moons. I’m going to add them to my list of places to investigate. Add Io and Europa in that order. Meanwhile, I’m going to take off Jupiter, as well as the other gas giants. They’re not terrestrial, so they don’t have solid surfaces on which we can build a hotel. Take off any gas giants. Saturn has a moon called Titan, though. I hear it’s pretty cool—I’ll add that one to the list. Add Titan to the bottom of the list. Great. Now we have some places to investigate. Let’s save those for the end and check out some other planets.

Other Planets and Bodies


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMLeave out Mercury and Venus completely if no one mentioned them. If they are on the board, cover them briefly using the following explanations:

P: Mercury is a terrestrial planet pretty close to our Sun. This means it would be way too hot for us to visit! Let’s skip it.

P: Venus has a dense atmosphere. Unlike Jupiter, Venus is terrestrial, with solid land on which we could build hotels. However, the atmosphere on Venus is so thick and dense that Venus is too hot for ice or oceans. It probably wouldn’t be pleasant for very many tourists. Let’s skip it.

Rearrange the board so you have Mars, Io, Europa and Titan in that order.

MarsP: Let’s go straight to Mars.

Mars Data-set. Slowly spin data-set.

P: What colors and shapes do we see on Mars?

G: Red! White! Lines! Circles!

P: Great! I heard someone say red. Does anyone know why Mars is red?

G: It’s hot. It’s made of tomato. Crayons!

P: Mars has rocks that contain iron, and a lot of that iron is exposed to oxygen in the atmosphere. When this happens, the iron becomes oxidized like rust on an old fence. I have some oxidized iron here for you to look at; you can pass it around. Give the jar to the first person in a row. Let’s check Mars for each of those tourist destinations we thought of earlier. The first thing we’re looking for is oceans with beaches. Does anyone see oceans on Mars?

G: No.

P: Right. I didn’t hear anyone say blue. We think that there might once have been liquid water on Mars, but there definitely aren’t any big oceans, so I’ll leave that box blank. The next thing we said we were going to look for is mountains. I heard some people say they saw circles. Some of those circles are craters, but others are volcanoes. Put up a star in the mountain column for Mars. Mars is home to the tallest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons. This volcano is three times as tall as Mt Everest! Let’s see if we can find it. It’s standing all by itself, so it’ll look like one big bumpy spot. I’ll turn the sphere, and you can tell me when to stop. What’s your name?

Select a volunteer and show them how to use the laser pointer. Slowly turn the sphere, and have them circle a crater. Take the pointer back from them when they’re done.


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMP: Let’s give our volunteer a big round of applause. The next thing on our list was the Grand Canyon—we’re looking for some huge fissures or chasms on Mars. Let’s see if we can find some. I’ll turn the sphere, and you can tell me when to stop. What’s your name?

Select a volunteer and show them how to use the laser pointer. Slowly turn the sphere, and have them circle a crater. Take the pointer back from them when they’re done.

P: Let’s give our volunteer a big round of applause. This is one of the longest chasms in the solar system! It’s called Valles Marineris. You might notice it looks different than the Grand Canyon—it’s not all squiggly. That’s because it didn’t form as a result of a river. Okay, that gives us a pretty impressive chasm. Put a star in the chasm column for Mars. Okay, ice is next on our list. Let’s see if we can find some of that. Let me know if you see it.

Slowly spin data-set.

G: There!

P: Great! We can see ice on the poles of Mars, just like on Earth. Some of this is water ice, but some is also carbon dioxide ice. Put a star in the ice column for Mars. Alright, lastly, we wanted to see some great Martian sunsets. Do we see any swirly white clouds on Mars?

G: No.

P: You’re right. Mars does have an atmosphere, but it’s very thin, which means not as many clouds as Earth, so not very many pretty sunsets. One thing that’s awesome about clouds on Mars though is that Mars is the only place in the solar system that there’s evidence for carbon dioxide snow. Let’s give it half a star. Put half a star in the atmosphere column for Mars.

IoP: Okay, what should we investigate next?

G: Io.

P: Great! We’re going back to the moons of Jupiter. This is Io.

Io Data-set.

P: What shapes and colors do you see on Io?

G: Yellow! Green! Orange! Icky! Circles!

P: You’re absolutely right. Io has been compared to a cheese pizza with pepperoni and olives, because it has a lot of colors going on. The green and yellow is a result of sulfur. I have some sulfur here. Instead of passing this around, I’m just going to have the first row take a whiff. Don’t breathe too deeply; I just want you to get the scent of Io in your brain. Walk slowly along the first row, allowing them to


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMsmell the sulfur. Do not let anyone touch the jar or get too close. Great! What does it smell like?

G: Rotten eggs.

P: Fantastic. Do you think I can use the heady aroma of Io as a draw for my hotel?

G: That’s appalling. We’re appalled.

P: Okay, so it doesn’t smell too great. Sulfur is combustible too, which would be dangerous for tourists. I heard someone say circles. What do you think all the pepperoni and olive circles on Io are?

G: Craters? Volcanos?

P: Volcanos! I said I wanted action, and I got action! Add a star to the mountain column for Io. Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Unlike Earth, all of this volcanic activity is caused by the gravitational force of Jupiter and its other moons tugging at Io. All of this push and pull creates enough tidal heat to melt material in Io’s interior. The molten material churns and pushes through the surface, depositing sulfur and other materials all over Io’s surface. This is really interesting—I wonder what other sights Io has to see. Let’s start at the beginning—I didn’t hear any blue, so I’m going to leave oceans blank. Does anyone see fissures or chasms on Io?

G: Yes. No. Kind of.

P: I heard yeses and nos. There’s evidence for canyons and fissures on Io, resulting from regional tectonics. Put a star in the chasm column for Io. There isn’t evidence for water ice, but there’s some sulfur dioxide ice, snow and frost. Let’s give Io a half star for that. Put a half star in the ice columns for Io. As for atmosphere, Io does have one, but it’s thin. The volcanos release a lot of sulfur dioxide, some of which can contribute to the atmosphere, and some of which can change state from a gas to ice as it snows down on Io’s surface. Let’s give it another half star for atmosphere. Put a half star in the atmosphere column for Io. One cool thing about the volcanos is when some of them erupt, they release plumes of ash that can rise so high above the planet that they’re visible from probes in space.

EuropaP: Let’s check out the next moon. What was it called?

G: Why don’t you read your sign?

P: That’s right, Europa!

Europa Data-set.

P: What shapes and colors do you see on Europa?

G: White! Brown! Gray! Lines! Streaks!


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMP: Cool. Do you remember what the white stuff was on Earth and Mars?

G: Ice.

P: Ice! Add a star to the ice column for Europa. One neat thing about this ice is that it’s made of H2O—it’s water ice, just like ice on Earth. I also heard someone say lines. We found out that Jupiter was tugging on Io, causing all this tension on the surface. Well, Jupiter tugs on Europa too, pulling its surface one way and another. All this stress causes the icy surface of Europa to crack—that’s what these big long lines are. These are canyons either, but they’re gashes in the surface just like the Grand Canyon and Valles Marienis. Do you think they would be cool to see?

G: Without a doubt. Sing it.

P: Cool. I’m going to add a star for chasms. Add a star to the chasm column for Europa. Another thing that’s really awesome about Jupiter tugging Europa every which way is that just like on Io, friction builds up heat. This heat means there’s liquid water on Europa under that first thick layer of ice. That means we have oceans under the ice!—Not quite beaches, but enough liquid H2O that there might even be some kind of life on Europa! We don’t know. That’s cool enough for a half star on oceans. Add a half star to the ocean column for Europa. Okay, what else do we need to look for on Europa?

G: Mountains and atmosphere.

P: I don’t see any circles or bumpy squiggles that indicate mountains. That’s because except for these gashes in the ice, Europa is mostly smooth. It does have a thin, oxygen rich atmosphere—maybe too much oxygen. Let’s give it another half star for that. Add a half star to the atmosphere column for Europa.

TitanP: What’s left for us to investigate?

G: Titan.

Titan Data-set.

P: This is Titan, a moon of Saturn. What colors and shapes do you see on Titan?

G: Yellowish. Orange. Brown. Swirls.

P: Some of those swirls and colors you see are a result of Titan’s clouds. That’s right! Titan has a pretty thick atmosphere, but unlike Venus, the composition of Titan’s atmosphere is sort of like ours—mostly nitrogen, though there are some other poisonous gases I wouldn’t want to breathe. Add a star to atmosphere column for Titan. Okay. It’s somewhat hard to see what’s on Titan, because of all the clouds, but we’ve found some volcanos and some ice. Add a star to mountains and ice. Like Europa, Titan has a layer of water ice, under which might be liquid water. What about these squiggly lines on Titan—what could those be?

G: Canyons! Beaches?


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMP: Some of these squiggles are canyons, so I’m going to add a star. Add star to chasm column for Titan. And some of those squiggles could be beaches. What, you say—there can’t be beaches! It’s too cold for liquid water! That’s true, but it’s cold enough that methane in the atmosphere can condense into a liquid, forming rivers and lakes. In fact, some of those canyons we mentioned could have been formed by rivers of methane! If you’ve heard of natural gas, it’s mostly methane. Okay, I can see you’re skeptical. How can something that’s normally a gas be a liquid? I have an answer for you. I’ve got some nitrogen with me. Is nitrogen on Earth usually a gas, liquid or a solid?

G: Gas.

P: Excellent. We talked earlier about Earth’s atmosphere—that’s mostly nitrogen. But what if we got it cold? What if we got it really really cold? I did that to some nitrogen, and it’s right here. Pour dewar into cooler. Do you want to see some?

G: Yeah!

P: Okay! Liquid nitrogen is so cold that it’s very dangerous. Very very dangerous! I’m going to pour some onto the ground so you can see it, but please don’t move toward it. If you see any, please don’t touch it. Okay, I’m going to pour out a cup now, and tell me what happens. Make sure everyone is standing back. Use the dip and switch method to get a cup of LN2, and pour it on the carpet. What happened?

G: Smoke! Steam! It turned into a gas!

P: As the liquid nitrogen touches the air, it warms, turning it back into a gas. Let’s try that again, and this time watch and see if you can see the liquid that I’m pouring out of the cup. Okay, get ready. Make sure everyone is standing back. Use the dip and switch method to get a cup of LN2, and pour it on the carpet. This isn’t methane, but this is a little taste of what the oceans of Titan might look like.

ConclusionP: Okay, we’ve found out about a whole lot of different sights to see. I’m going to use my Science Toolbox to see what I should do next. What does this one say?

G: Design a solution. Put up “Design a Solution” card.

P: Great! Now that I’ve done all this investigating using Earth as my model to analyze data, I can decide which of these sites would be best for building my hotel. Mars has a bunch of stuff to see, but Io would be an exciting adventure full of active alien volcanos. Europa would be a remote, romantic location, filled with mystery and solitude, while Titan would be a winter wonderland full of methane surfing! Which one do you want to visit? Just shout it out!

G: Europa! Io! Mars!

P: Excellent! If you hear a pretty unanimous reply, you can talk about building a hotel there, but make sure your audience knows that any answer is acceptable. If you don’t hear a unanimous reply, use the


Edition: 5/1/2014 10:55 AMfollowing script. I heard a bunch of different answers, which is great! I’ll leave it up to you to decide. There are many different interesting terrestrial bodies in the solar system, and I hope you check some of them out. If you want to find out more, I’m answering questions after the show. Otherwise, have a wonderful time at Pacific Science Center—there are still a lot of sights on Earth to see!


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Credits

Contributors:Joy DeLyria, Interpretation Programs Supervisor (script creator)Alice Enevoldsen, Planetarium Supervisor (content creator, consulting)Lauren Slettedahl, Interpretation Programs Coordinator (props)

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