April 2007

April 6: Monthly Meeting

Rovers on Mars: Joys and Frustrations of Remote Spectroscopy

Darby Dyar

The primary goal of Darby Dyar's research is to understand how hydrogen and oxygen are distributed throughout our solar system, particularly in terrestrial bodies such as the Earth, the Moon, Mars, and the parent bodies of meteorites. Dr. Dyar uses several different types of spectroscopy to study rocks that originated from 90- to 0-km depth in the Earth, as well as lunar rocks and Martian meteorite samples collected from Antarctica.

April begins our 2007-2008 fiscal year and membership dues are once again payable. There is a renewal form on the back page of the April issue of The Skyscraper. If you joined during January, February, or March, you do not have to renew until April 2008.

Elections will be held at the April meeting. There is a ballot form in the April issue of The Skyscraper. Bring it with you to the April meeting or follow the mailing instructions on the ballot form.