Jake operates the Rover in Svalbard
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'Life on Mars'
AMASE comes to Leeds

Funded by Leeds University and supported by EBI and Leeds City Council as part of 'Celebrate Leeds 2007'

'Life on Mars' Events

  • Public lecture "How would you spot a 'Martian'? The Search for Life on Mars Brought Down to Earth"
    • Public lecture in Holy Trinity Church, Leeds Marilyn Fogel and Andrew Steele

    This free event was presented by two of the AMASE Team, Andrew Steele and Marilyn Fogel. The talk focused on the search for life on Mars in general and on the AMASE field work in particular. In addition to the unconventional venue, Holy Trinity Church, Boar Lane, there was a further element of surprise when City of Leeds Organist, Simon Linley, played David Bowie's 'Life on Mars' as an introduction to the talk, much to the delight of the audience (photo below, centre).

    The event attracted over 100 people, including the Lord Mayor, Mohammed Iqbal. Delegates from the Astrobiology Workshop were invited to a Reception at the Civic Hall after the talk, which was attended by the Lord Mayor and Leeds University Vice Chancellor, Professor Michael Arthur (photo on right).

    Marilyn Fogel and Andrew Steele City of Leeds organist Simon Linley plays Bowie's 'Life on Mars' in Holy Trinity Church, Leeds Liane G. Benning, the Lord Mayor of Leeds and Michael Arthur (Vice Chancellor, Leeds University) at a reception in the Civic Hall after the public talk
  • 'Build a Mars Rover' Competition for After School Clubs
    • Winning Mars Rover model

    Schools in the Leeds area were invited to take part in a 'Build a Mars Rover' Competition, as part of the Life on Mars events. Judging of the Mars Rover Competition took place on 15th February at The Light in Leeds. The photo (left) shows the winning Rover by Team ASAN from Horsforth School, and a poster explaining the detailed workings of the various pieces of sampling equipment that the Rover is carrying. Representatives from the team (below left) were presented with NASA goodies by the judges, Dr Pamela Conrad, Dr Andrew Steele and Dr Liane G. Benning of the AMASE team (below).

    Team ASAN with the winning Mars Rover model Liane reluctantly hands over the Space Monopoly Judges and children with winning model rover
  • AMASE Art Exhibition (opens new page)

    Follow this link for photos of the exhibition and information on the artists. See the people behind the scenes...

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