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2003-2004 NEWSLETTERS
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EduHound Weekly Archives at: http://www.eduhound.com/eduhoundweeklyarchives.cfm
From the Desk of Judi! This week's topic is: FASCINATING SITES
Some sites to help in this effort:
Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com and select a category. Enjoy! Judi EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week! 
In honor of Fascinating Sites, this week's featured site is:
Unleash your inner artist! This site allows visitors to create, save and share their own Picasso-like drawing using an online program. Enjoy! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on
EduHound at: EduHound Spotlight School/District of
the Week! See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today! **You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the Week"
live on EduHound Schools on the Web at: 
See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today! **You can now see our past "Sites of
the Week" live on EduHound Classrooms on the Web at: Educational Conference PlanningFlorida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) 2004January 22-24, 2004 Orlando, Florida http://www.fetc.org Other upcoming conferences:
*For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com
Ask Judi!This week features exciting news from NASA: Spirit Rover Lands on Mars
January 4, 2004 A traveling robotic geologist from NASA has landed on Mars and returned stunning images of the area around its landing site in Gusev Crater. Mars Exploration Rover Spirit successfully sent a radio signal after the spacecraft had bounced and rolled for several minutes following its initial impact at 11:35 p.m. EST (8:35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) on January 3. Spirit stopped rolling with its base petal down, though that favorable position could change as airbags deflate, said JPL's Rob Manning, development manager for the rover's descent through Mars' atmosphere and landing on the surface. NASA chose Spirit's landing site, within Gusev Crater, based on evidence from Mars orbiters that this crater may have held a lake long ago. A long, deep valley, apparently carved by ancient flows of water, leads into Gusev. The crater itself is basin the size of Connecticut created by an asteroid or comet impact early in Mars' history. Spirit's task is to spend the next three months exploring for clues in rocks and soil about whether the past environment at this part of Mars was ever watery and suitable to sustain life. Spirit traveled 487 million kilometers (302.6 million) miles to reach Mars after its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on June 10, 2003. Its twin, Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, was launched July 7, 2003, and is on course for a landing on the opposite side of Mars on Jan. 25 (Universal Time and EST; 9:05 p.m. on Jan. 24, PST). The flight team expects to spend more than a week directing Spirit through a series of steps in unfolding, standing up and other preparations necessary before the rover rolls off of its lander platform to get its wheels onto the ground. Meanwhile, Spirit's cameras and a mineral-identifying infrared instrument will begin examining the surrounding terrain. That information will help engineers and scientists decide which direction to send the rover first. Information about the project is available from JPL at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov and from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., at: http://athena.cornell.edu Educator/Student information and activities can be found at: Enjoy! Each week, I'll use this area to answer your questions,
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