[This originated with Anita Sohus, Jet Propulstion Laboratory. -Eliz.] For those who would like to plan ahead around some upcoming NASA solar system exploration mission events, here is a short list for 2001. More info available through the mission home pages, accessible through http://solarsystem.nasa.gov. See http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/results/calendar.html for a broad look at the next decade (click on any event for latest info). Now through March 31: Cassini/Galileo Jupiter Observations Now through January: Ulysses south polar pass January 15: Stardust Swings by Earth February 12: NEAR descends to asteroid Eros April 7: Mars Odyssey launch (from Cape Canaveral) May 25: Galileo Callisto Flyby May 23: Ulysses 2nd perihelion May 25: Ulysses ecliptic crossing ~June 27-July: Genesis Launch (Cape Canaveral) September 22: Deep Space 1 at Comet Borrelly September-December: Ulysses north polar pass October 20: Mars Odyssey arrives at Mars, enters orbit And of course, Mars Global Surveyor continues to send back great data from orbit at Mars. ______________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth E. Roettger, Ph.D Post: E. Roettger Space Science Center for Education DePaul University & Outreach, DePaul University 990 W. Fullerton, rm 4407 http://analyzer.depaul.edu/NASABroker/ Chicago, IL 60614 phone: 773-325-4544 *FAX: 773-325-4781* [EMAIL PROTECTED] "As faculty, we are...alumni of an educational system which historically has omitted the very thing we are now to teach." -Bonnie Weaver Duldt -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
