Steve Lee, planetary scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), will give a lecture on Friday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Cortez Center.
Lee's talk, titled "New Views of Mars," is the third in a series that CU-Boulder is offering this spring in Cortez. His presentation will give an overview of how earlier telescopic and spacecraft observations have been used to explore Mars.
Lee's primary research interests are in the interaction between the surface and atmosphere of Mars. He will discuss the just launched Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander missions and plans for future Mars exploration. He will include a slide show with use of 3D glasses for the audience. Earlier that day, Lee will visit a 5th grade class at Downy Elementary School.
The program, which is co-sponsored by CU President John Buechner and the CU-Boulder Office of Community Relations, runs once a month from February through May and, after a summer hiatus, will begin again in September. Each of the monthly lectures is at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Cortez Center, 25 N. Market St and are free and open to the public.
The final lecture this spring will be held on Thursday, May 20. Paul Hindman will read from his new book "Dragon Bones," co-authored by Nate Evans of Kansas City, Mo. Hindman, a staff member at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a writer of short stories.