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Solar System Links @ Royal Observatory Edinburgh
Sagan Planet Walk - The Sun @ Sciencenter

  Can you catch some rays? Answer the questions and compare yourself with other visitors. 

Genesis Poll Graphic What is Genesis?
 A spacecraft going to Mars to collect samples.
 A spacecraft going to the Sun to collect samples.
 A spacecraft going to the Moon to collect samples.

Sun Poll Graphic How much solar wind will be collected?
 10 - 20 kilograms.
 10 - 20 micrograms.
 10 - 20 cubic meters.

Question Mark Poll Graphic Why?
 Why not?
 So scientists can test new spacecraft materials.
 So scientists can study the origins of the Universe.

Capsule poll graphic How will the samples be returned to Earth?
 They will be picked up by helicopter.
 They will plunge into the Atlantic Ocean.
 Astronauts on the space station will capture them.


Can you catch some rays? 

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