Rocket Road Trip: Deeper Dive

Rocket Road Trip is a live, 15-minute, family-friendly program hosted by Morrison Planetarium presenters in Hohfeld Hall. Showtimes include Monday-Friday at 1:40 pm, and Saturday-Sunday at 11:30 am, 1:40 pm, and 3:50 pm. See full schedule at the Daily Calendar.

You can visit the same locations we go to in Rocket Road Trip and beyond with NASA Eyes and OpenSpace. Explore with the links below:

• NASA Eyes on the Solar System
  • All NASA Eyes, including asteroids, Earth and more
• OpenSpace

We start out our show at the International Space Station (ISS). Explore more about this giant human-made satellite with the links below:

• What is the International Space Station?
• Space Station Facts
• The ISS is in the thermosphere, learn more about atmosphere layers here

Mars has some of the largest surface features of any planet in the Solar System, despite its relatively small size. Explore the "Red Planet" with the links below:

• Mars facts
• More on the largest volcano, Olympus Mons
• More on Mariner Valley, the largest canyon in the Solar System

Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. Learn more about this gas giant with the links below:

• Jupiter overview
• Jupiter facts
• Explore Jupiter's vast interior

Pluto is the largest and most famous dwarf planet in the Solar System. Explore Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, with the links below:

• Pluto overview
• Pluto facts
• New Horizons, the mission that did a close flyby of Pluto
• Charon overview