Arjun Avyangar, NASA Solar System Ambassador, will present on the InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission to Mars. A NASA Discovery Program mission that will place a single geophysical lander on Mars to study its deep interior. Launch of the rocket to carry the Mars lander is scheduled for this spring.
No Admission fee. This is a regular meeting of the Black Hills Astronomical Society. All programs are free and open to the public. Following the program there will be a short break then a business meeting is held, at which interested members of the public are welcome.