Webinars: Archive (Mars Perseverance: Mission Overview and Countdown to Mars)

  • Speaker: Justin Simon

  • Description: This FREE NASA Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) interactive webinar engaged educators (informal and formal) and students as they interacted with NASA Scientist Justin Simon who shared an overview of the Mars Perseverance Rover and its countdown to Mars, scheduled for February 18, 2021. Additional Mars scientists and staff including Joanna Clark, Doug Archer, Eve Berger, Michael Thorpe, Paige Graff, Suzanne Foxworth and Kim Willis also joined the webinar to help answer live participant questions during the session. Participants from 48 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, Austria, Canada, India, Indonesia, Kenya and Switzerland registered for this event.

  • Target Audience: Educator-led student groups, Educators, College Students/Interns
    This event targeted educators (informal and formal) and educator-led groups of learners.

  • Live Event date:
    • February 09, 2021

  • Webinar Reach:
    • Participants from 48 states
    • Live Event: 1331 students & 345 educators
    • Archived Event: 1695 students & 312 educators

  • Archived Link: https://youtu.be/1o7cnxol4wA

Webinar Map of Participation

FOR EDUCATORS: Using this Webinar Archive with learners:  Mars Perseverance: Mission Overview & Countdown to Mars Presentation