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Veranos de la Villa (City Council of Madrid) in collaboration with Madrid Planetarium-Obra Social “la Caixa” and the European Space Agency (ESA) are organizing the ASTEROID DAY EVENT in a big outdoor Auditórium close to the Planetarium. The attendance is expected be up to 15.000 people.
Several short talks are planned:
– Telmo Fernández, astrophysicist, Planetarium Director del Planetario.
– Jesús Martínez Frías, geolgist, Institute of Geosciencies (IGEO).
– Michael Küppers, astrophysicist, European Space Agency (ESA).
– Pedro Duque, spanish astronaut, Science National Minister. Assitance to be confirmed.
Later, in the same Auditorium “2001, a space oddisey”, will be projected celebrating its 50th anniversary.