Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
This week is all about The Red Planet, and we’ll be talking to two experts about Mars’s climate, atmospheric history, and surface geology. We’ll also discuss an upcoming mission by the United Arab Emirates to send a spacecraft to Mars, and what sort of amazing things they are planning for their first venture into the Solar System.
Dr. Dave Brain is a professor at CU Boulder and researcher for the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. He specializes in atmospheres and magnetospheres, at Mars and elsewhere in the solar system, and is a member of the MAVEN spacecraft team. He is also a science advisor for the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), a new and exciting mission that plans to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere at high altitudes and close to the surface.
Andrew Wilcoski is a graduate student at CU Boulder studying geophysical and atmospheric processes on Mars’s polar ice caps. His current work looks at how the ice caps change over time due to weather, atmosphere, and even the location and orientation of the planet.
Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
This week is all about The Red Planet, and we’ll be talking to two experts about Mars’s climate, atmospheric history, and surface geology. We’ll also discuss an upcoming mission by the United Arab Emirates to send a spacecraft to Mars, and what sort of amazing things they are planning for their first venture into the Solar System.
Dr. Dave Brain is a professor at CU Boulder and researcher for the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. He specializes in atmospheres and magnetospheres, at Mars and elsewhere in the solar system, and is a member of the MAVEN spacecraft team. He is also a science advisor for the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), a new and exciting mission that plans to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere at high altitudes and close to the surface.
Andrew Wilcoski is a graduate student at CU Boulder studying geophysical and atmospheric processes on Mars’s polar ice caps. His current work looks at how the ice caps change over time due to weather, atmosphere, and even the location and orientation of the planet.
Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
