Planetfall

20 March – 28 June 2013
Michael Benson
AAAS Art Gallery
 

VIDEO: Michael Benson discusses the Planetfall exhibit.
[Video Credit: AAAS/Carla Schaffer. Still image courtesy Michael Benson]
 

In the span of a single lifetime, a momentous transformation in human consciousness has quietly taken hold: We are beginning to think of our place in the universe not as Earth but as the Solar System. We owe this insight in part to the photographic output of a small squadron of interplanetary spacecraft that is gradually opening our minds to the visual splendor and variety of other worlds. Each of these far-flung machines is following the traditions blazed by the great Earthbound explorers, but when its destination comes into view, we can no longer call that dramatic moment "landfall." Hence "planetfall"- the moment of arrival at other worlds.

All images processed by Michael Benson (Kinetikon Pictures) from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) raw or calibrated image data.

Associated Exhibit Events

27 March 2013
Gallery Opening: Images of Our Solar System
AAAS Art Gallery

Future Events

23 May 2013
Careers in Space Science
AAAS Auditorium

Check back for details on other future events:

• Policy Event on Capitol Hill
• Panel on Past, Present and Future Missions

Sponsors

Special thanks to the NASA Federal Credit Union, Verizon Foundation, AAAS Education and Human Resources, and our Flexible Action Fund donors for their support.

Gallery Hours and Location

Monday-Friday
9am-5pm

AAAS Lobby
1200 New York Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20005