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Ames Exploration Encounter
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AEE Stations - Exploring Earth

view of mission control consoleIn the Exploring Earth Science area, the students collect scientific data from space missions and from high altitude flights.
Earth Observation station Mission Control - students support the space station mission and use information from the space station to study the Earth.

Students looking at high altitude pictures Remote Sensing - students use pictures taken from high altitude flights to study the Earth and its environment.

Student using lunar gloveboxLunar Geology - students use an Apollo glovebox to study simulated moon rocks.

Exploring Earth Science Vocabulary List - While at the Ames Aerospace Encounter students will hear many new words. It is recommended that the students become familiar with the vocabulary before attending.
 
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