“So You Want to Go to Mars?” with Dr. John B. Charles Date & Location: 7:00 PM-9:00 PM Mar. 23, McLennan Physical Laboratories (MP), Room 102, 60 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A7 For everyone who was disappointed by our cancelled symposium, Dr. John B. Charles (one of the original symposium speakers) has agreed…
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“Exploring Space… from Earth” with Dr. Marianne Mader Abstract: Learn how planetary scientists explore other planets here on Earth, through comparative planetology and meteoritics, and how we are preparing for future space missions by conducting terrestrial analogue missions. Dr. Mader will share stories from the field, including her work in the Arctic and Antarctica. Step…
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“Computer Vision on Mars “, with Professor Jonathan Kelly Hey everybody! As you may have remembered in November this Star Talk was cancelled due to some unforeseen events, so we’re gonna give this one more go! Abstract: Modern computer vision technologies have been key to improving our understanding of the Red Planet over the past…
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Hello everyone, Sadly, the Star Talk which was originally planned for 7:10-8:00 tonight is cancelled because Professor Jonathan Kelly is sick and cannot make it to the event. HOWEVER, for those who are interested, we will still be holding the telescope observing session from 8:00-9:00pm and we will be meeting in the lobby of McLennan…
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“Computer Vision on Mars “, with Professor Jonathan Kelly Abstract: Modern computer vision technologies have been key to improving our understanding of the Red Planet over the past 15 years. Vision systems are deployed on-orbit (e.g., the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), on the surface (e.g., the vision sensors on the rovers Spirit,…
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