The lecture is appropriate for students age 13 and older.
Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
The exploration of the Red Planet as well as innovative methods of protecting the Earth from possible Mars microbes will be discussed by NASA's Dr. Chris McKay and SETI's Dr. Margaret Rice. With the Mars Global Surveyor still sending back images with unprecedented clarity, recent loss of the Mars Polar Lander, and the continuing controversy about whether rocks from Mars may harbor fossils of Martian microbes, Mars has been much in the news recently. The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series is designed to explore some of the most exciting developments in our exploration of the universe in a way that everyone can understand. From Interstate 280, exit El Monte Road and travel west to Foothill College. Upcoming Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture installments will be presented April 12 and May 3.