Special Gift: An Exhibition on Asteroid Missions to Download

Asteroid Day is coming! Set up a space and engage your audience with this wonderful exhibition poster. 

Get ready for another exciting Asteroid Day with a captivating exhibition highlighting missions that have played an important role in the exploration of asteroids. Immerse yourself in wonderful images through 15 visually stunning posters, conveniently formatted in A3 (297 x 420 mm) for budget-friendly printing.

They will guide you through a chronological exploration of space missions, from straightforward flybys to complex endeavors involving sample collection and strategic orbital maneuvers. We invite you to join us in commemorating the achievements and revelations that have enhanced our knowledge of these celestial bodies.

The posters were meticulously arranged in numerical order, mirroring the historical chronology of key missions that participated in the study of asteroids. Each poster provides essential details such as the mission’s name, commencement, and conclusion years, the targeted asteroid, and its primary objective.

Enhancing the overall experience, each poster boasts interactive content, allowing the audience to access additional information using their mobile devices. This engaging feature aims to transform your surroundings, whether at home, school, or any bustling location, into an immersive, imaginary spaceship. Immerse your audience in the fascinating world of asteroids and know the intricate science and technology that propels these extraordinary missions.

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Explore the full potential of the posters with the assistance of this comprehensive teaching guide:

• Explain what asteroids are and their importance in understanding the formation of our solar system. Describe where most of them are located and why they are grouped into families;
• Looking at the images on the posters, you will be able to see that there are different types of asteroids, but they have a similarity: why are they not round and why did one of them gain a new classification?
• Mention other characteristics of asteroids. Some of them look like comets, others have moons and even rings can be found!
• Tell the story of the study of asteroids, which ones and when they began to be discovered. It is also interesting to explain why these celestial bodies are called asteroids and what is the difference between them, meteors, meteorites and other known terms. Paying attention to the asteroid names, it is possible to notice why some of them are named after people, places or mythological creatures, while others are just designated with a mix of letters and numbers;
• Explain what techniques are used to explore asteroids, how and why space probes collect samples from the surface of an asteroid to be analysed on Earth;
• Not all asteroids are between Mars and Jupiter. Many cross our planet’s orbit and some deserve special attention to confirm or rule out chances of an impact in the future. Consider introducing them;
• If observations indicate a chance of impact, how are the intensities, risks and damages evaluated? 

Spark a debate about possible and available technologies to deflect it? If the impact is unavoidable, explain which factors will be considered to evaluate its consequences. Be sure to give examples of previous episodes, citing the largest impact craters on Earth;

• Finally, present ongoing missions, such as the one that will explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids and another that will study a metallic asteroid.

Be sure to register your event, informing the location you chose to set up the exhibition. Report to us by sending images and interaction with the public.