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Mars on Television

Windows on Mars
December 27th, 1999, and January 21st, 2000
Windows on Mars will be shown on NASA TV on December 27 and January 21 at the following times: 2-3 PM, 5-6 PM, 8-9 PM, 11 PM-12 AM, 2-3 AM (all times are Eastern).

Windows on Mars is a fast paced TV news magazine show for kids. The one hour show explores how the Mars environment would affect the arts and the development of a human settlement on Mars. Windows on Mars was produced by the National Endowment for the Arts as an additional resource for the Mars Millenium Project. A participation guide with lesson ideas and resources developed by NASA is available to download. We encourage all Mars Millenium Project participants to videotape the program to reuse.



NASA Television
NASA Television programming can be accessed through GE2, transponder 9C. The frequency is 3880 Mhz. Orbital position is 85 degrees West Longitude. Polarity is Vertical. Audio is at 6.8 Mhz. This is a transponder service and will be operational 24 hours a day.

NASA Television is also transmitted through the World Wide Web. Check out the following Web site for further information - http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/ntvweb.html. Additional NASA programming listings can be found at http://spacelink.nasa.gov/education.file/

NASA TV may pre-empt scheduled programming for live Agency events.


PBS and NASA Connect with Mars
PBS carries a NASA instructional television/Web program, NASA CONNECT.

Mars-related shows include:
  • December 9, "Geometry of Exploration: Water Below the Surface of Mars?" 12:00-12:30 p.m. CT.
  • January 20, "Geometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars, 12:30-1:00 p.m. CT.
IMPORTANT: For a listing of broadcast dates and times by your local PBS stations, please visit http://edu.larc.nasa.gov/connect/dates.html

"Planetary Landers," a 30-minute video at the K-4 level, will be shown on NASA TV on December 13. Check NASA Spacelink for times in your area. http://spacelink.nasa.gov/education.file

More information on the show can be found at NASA Connect http://edu.larc.nasa.gov/connect/previous.html.

For further details on the NASA CONNECT series, visit their web site.


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