New exhibit opened October 27, 2012.
Mars is a cold desert world. It is half the diameter of Earth and has the same amount of dry land. The Curiosity Rover, a robotic rover about the size of a small SUV, began its journey across the Martian landscape in August 2012. It is searching the Red Planet to see if it ever was -- or is still today -- an environment suitable for life. This exhibit features past missions to Mars, describes the wide range of surface features and processes that have been discovered, and tracks the Rover as it explores the Red Planet.
Exhibit prepared by the Northeast Planetary Data Center at Brown University and the Museum of Natural History with support from the NASA RI Space Grant Consortium.
The Museum is open every day from 10:00am until 4:00pm, with last admission at 3:30pm. Museum admission is $2 (Free for children under 4 years old.) Some special programs have a separate admission. Planetarium Admission is $3 (No one under age 4 is permitted in the planetarium.) This includes entrance to the Museum and galleries.