Year of the Solar System

The Year of the Solar System[1] is a NASA education/public outreach initiative.[2] The year runs October 2010 until August 2012, a Martian year. For each month's topic there are resources for clubs, schools and the general public. The months/topics are:

* October 2010: The Journey Begins
* November 2010: Birth of Worlds
* Dec 2010/Jan 2011: A Family Affair
* February 2011: Small Bodies—Big Impacts
* March 2011: Ancient Astronomers/Modern Tools: Celebrating Sun-Earth Day
* April 2011: Water, Water, Everywhere!
* May 2011: Volcanism!
* June 2011: Impacts!
* July 2011: Rocks in Space
* August 2011: Windy Worlds
* September 2011: Gravity: It's What Keeps Us Together
* October 2011: Moons and Rings: Our Favorite Things
* November 2011: Magnetospheres: Planetary Shields
* Dec 2011/Jan 2012: Evolving Worlds
* February 2012: Far-Ranging Robots
* March 2012: Shadows of the Sun
* April 2012: Ice!
* May 2012: New Data, New Ideas
* Jun/Jul 2012: Got Life?
* August 2012: Discovering New Worlds

The Year of the Solar System is supported by NASA's Science Mission Directorate and its Planetary Science Division.

## References

1. ↑ NASA.gov
2. ↑ "Issue #165 of the Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin (July 2021)". http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/newsletters/lpib/current.pdf#Page=5.

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