University of Denver Fall 2023

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ODDS & ENDS Space bound

The first mission to successfully reach Mars was in 1965, but Coloradoans started learning about Earth’s neigh boring planet nearly 80 years prior in 1894. “ MARS: From Red Rocks to the Red Planet ” is an online, interactive exhibit developed by the University of Denver Libraries Special Collections that explores how Colorado higher

education institutions and companies have shaped the United States’ Mars missions, from observations and pho tography conducted at the Chamberlin Observatory to rover-, orbiter- and rocket-building throughout the Front Range. Scan the QR code to scroll through the exhibit.

Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech