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Building a City on Mars

with NASA Solar Ambassador Dr. Caitlin Ahrens

2026-04-02 16:30:00 2026-04-02 17:30:00 America/New_York Building a City on Mars What might building a city on Mars look like? Kensington Park Library -

Thursday, April 02
4:30pm - 5:30pm

What might building a city on Mars look like?

What might building a city on Mars look like? Join us for a visual presentation from NASA Solar Ambassador Dr. Cailtin Ahrens to find out! Get a chance to touch a "semi-real" Mars brick and a Mars meteorite. Imagine what your own Mars city would look like and draw it. For ages 5-10.

Dr. Caitlin Ahrens is a graduate of West Virginia University with bachelor of science degrees in Geology and Physics with an emphasis in Astrophysics. Dr. Ahrens attended the graduate program in Space and Planetary Science at the University of Arkansas and received her PhD in May 2020 with her research on ices on Pluto. She is now an assistant research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and works on planetary civil engineers and exploration risk.

Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County Inc.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-773-9515

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

cm 1.1 01/03/2023

AGE GROUP: | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM |

TAGS: | Indoor Program | Friends of the Library |

Kensington Park Library

Phone: 240-773-9515

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