The Community Center will play host to a presentatio on the solar system Nov. 16. (Metro Creative)
NASA Solar Ambassador Dennis Robertson will discuss objects that visit this planet from outer space at a presentation at the Fountain Hills Community Center on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m.
His presentation includes a review of planetary impacts from asteroids and comets, NASA’s scientific missions to the asteroids and NASA’s involvement in planetary defense.
Dennis Robertson, M.D., is professor emeritus, Mayo College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Robertson has been a docent at the River of Time Museum and Exploration Center in Fountain Hills. In 2021, he completed a training program with NASA and is now an official NASA Solar Ambassador.
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Presentation is Nov. 16
The Community Center will play host to a presentatio on the solar system Nov. 16. (Metro Creative)
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NASA Solar Ambassador Dennis Robertson will discuss objects that visit this planet from outer space at a presentation at the Fountain Hills Community Center on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m.
His presentation includes a review of planetary impacts from asteroids and comets, NASA’s scientific missions to the asteroids and NASA’s involvement in planetary defense.
Dennis Robertson, M.D., is professor emeritus, Mayo College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Robertson has been a docent at the River of Time Museum and Exploration Center in Fountain Hills. In 2021, he completed a training program with NASA and is now an official NASA Solar Ambassador.
Pre-registration to attend the talk is required, and space is limited. The program is free for Community Center members or $5 for non-members. Call the Community Center at 480-816-5200 to register.
This program is sponsored by the Town of Fountain Hills Community Center.
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