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Space Oases

We are watery creatures inhabiting a water world—a space oasis speeding between the orbits of Venus and Mars. Without water we cannot survive, let alone explore interplanetary space.

Water is plentiful on Earth, but space voyagers must bring water with them. A rocket's weight greatly affects its cost and how far it can travel, so finding water within the Solar System could greatly reduce the cost and difficulty of interplanetary exploration.

This program traces water across the whole Solar System, from deep lunar craters, to the scorching heat of the Venusian atmosphere, to Martian deserts, and the giant planets' frozen satellites. Come along to discover continent-sized ice floes; vast, hidden oceans; and the icy showers of cryovolcanoes.

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Venue

The Faulkner Planetarium, Idaho's largest domed theater, features the latest in fulldome technology, capable of virtually transporting audiences around the world and to the universe's far-flung reaches. The theater can seat 144. Open captioning for the hearing impaired is available upon request for many programs.

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Available for K-12 and Group Reservations

We live on a watery planet and water is essential to life as we know it, but is Earth the only place in the solar system where water exists? Come along as we set out in search of water, from the hellish surfaces of Mercury and Venus, to the gaseous giants, like Jupiter and Saturn, and out to the far reaches of the system. Will we find water in unexpected places? Are there worlds more watery than our own? Space Oases will expand your students' knowledge as we trace water through the solar system.

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