* Astronomy

UCL scientists are enabling the Queen and 1,000 sixth formers to take a three-dimensional virtual flight over the surface of Mars on 24 October 2006.
The UCL scientists and engineers have teamed up with the Open University and Imperial College London to present their ‘Rough Guide to Mars’ exhibit at Buckingham Palace’s Science Day, part of the Queen’s 80th birthday celebrations.
mars exhibition
The team originally created the exhibit for the Royal Society’s Summer Exhibition in July 2006. Using 3D images and research from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express Mission, currently orbiting the red planet, visitors will be able to discover the latest information about our planetary neighbour in unprecedented realistic detail.

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