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Feb 16, 2001
Planetary Society Releases First-Ever Mars Orbital Photo Taken by Elementary and High School StudentsAn international team of nine students -- aged 10 - 16 years old -- directed a camera aboard the NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft to image several sites on Mars.
Feb 08, 2001
The Planetary Society Assists Search for Near Earth ObjectsThe Gene Shoemaker NEO Grants are awarded to amateur observers, observers in developing countries, and professional astronomers who, with seed funding, could greatly increase their programs' contributions to this critical research.
Jan 26, 2001
Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye Celebrate the Romance of PlutoBuzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy will headline a free Planetary Society event, "The Science and Romance of Pluto," at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C.
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