FLORENCE, S.C. – The Dooley Planetarium on the campus of Francis Marion University will present a program titled “The Mars Exploration Rovers,” Sunday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m.

    Admission to the program is free.  The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Cauthen Educational Media Center.

    The first of the Mars Exploration Rovers is scheduled to land on Mars on Jan. 3.  The program will investigate and discuss the mission, and examine any photos released by the mission.

    The planetarium holds regular public programs on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.  The Jan. 25 program is titled “2004 – A Look Ahead.”

    For more information about the Dooley Planetarium, visit its website at http://astro.fmarion.edu/planet/    For additional information about planetarium programs, call director Jeannette M. Myers at 843-661-1441.

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