For centuries Mars has captured our attention, fired our imagination and beckoned us to a frontier unlike any that humanity has yet encountered. Across time and cultures Mars has been part of our science, religion, literature and art. Join us at CONTACT 2004 for up-to-the-minute presentations from project scientists on the Mars Exploration Rover mission. Explore with us the fact, fiction, myth and history... the art and science... the past, present and future of the red planet.

Conference runs 03/12/04 - 03/14/04

Location: NASA ARC, Moffett Field, CA, US

For More Info: http://www.contact-conference.com/

MARS DAY! is an annual NASM event that celebrates the Red Planet with a variety of educational and fun family activities. In 2004 MARS DAY! will be held on Friday, July 16. Scientists active in Mars research will be on hand to answer questions and describe current and future missions. Visitors will:

Learn about the mission of the new HiRISE instrument that will provide detailed images of Mars from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
See a real meteorite that came from Mars.
View the latest images just arrived from the Mars Odyssey mission.
See a full-scale model of the Mars Exploration Rovers currently on Mars.
View the surface of Mars in 3-D with red/blue glasses.
Play the Red Planet Quiz Show.
Learn about the latest missions and discoveries.

And much more!

Location: National Air and Space Museum building on the National Mall and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

For More Info: http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=162