SMCAS

May 1st 2009

Dr. Ross Beyer

SPEAKER:   Dr. Ross Beyer
                      Research Scientist, SETI Institute and NASA/AMES

TOPIC:       Google Mars!

                 

This was a fast paced presentation with a lot of great information.  For a video of a similar presentation given by Ross at the SETI Institute, click here.

 

Presentation Abstract:

Google, Inc., has released Google Earth 5.0 which contains a Mars 3D mode. Working with engineers at Google, Ross and others helped collect, parse, and organize the vast store of Mars geospatial data available to the public into a form that could be used by Google Earth. The Mars mode presents data acquired both from orbit and on the surface, presented fully integrated into the Google Earth geospatial browser. Ross will cover a brief history of the project, take you on a detailed tour of all of the features, and answer your questions about using Mars mode for science, education, or fun, as well as answering questions about how to view your own data in the client. The team behind this talk includes NASA Ames engineers Matt Hancher and Michael Broxton.  

 

Speaker Biography:

Ross is currently a Principal Investigator and Research Scientist with the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute. He carries out his research in the Space Science and Astrobiology Division (Planetary Systems Branch, SST) at the NASA Ames Research Center. Ross is also a Research Fellow with the Center for the Origin, Dynamics and Evolution of Planets (CODEP) at UC Santa Cruz.

Ross works on planetary surface studies. He has performed geophysical modeling of diapirism on Mars and other terrestrial planets. He works on ways to quantitatively analyze the meter-scale topography and surface roughness of planetary surfaces via remote sensing. This work has been used to help plan landing sites on Mars. Ross is also working to gain a better understanding of the stratigraphy and layering in the Valles Marineris both in the slopes of the chasmata and the interior mesas in order to learn more about the geologic history of Mars.

 

サンマテオ郡天体観測協会
５月　一般公開講演（無料）
演題：火星ゴーグル！

講師　ロス・べヤー科学研究員、SETI 研究所および米国航空宇宙局
時：9 5月１日（金）８時（開場７時半） 場所：カレッジ・オブ・サンマテオ、
プラネタリウム（子供歓迎、駐車無料）
内容予告:
　グーグル社が出版した地球グーグル第５版は火星立体モードを掲載している。
グーグル社においてエンジニアのロスと仲間は一般公開されている莫大な蓄積
の火星の地勢データを収集、解析、整理して地球グーグルで使用できるように
した。火星モードは軌道と表面から得たデータを提供し地球グーグルの地勢ブ
ラウザーに完璧に整合させ提 供 している。
　ロスは同プロジェクトの経緯を話し、特長の総てを詳細に紹介し、火星モー
ドを科学、教育、娯楽的に使う質問に答え、自作のデータを利用者に展示する
方法についての質問に答える。この講演の後援チームにはマット・ハンチャー、
マイケル・ブロクトン両NASA エンジニアがいる。

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