MARS — The borough has began planning for the subsequent Mars New 12 months occasion, which is scheduled for June 2025.
On the borough council assembly Monday night time, March 18, Mayor Gregg Hartung mentioned the occasion committee was contemplating extending the Mars New 12 months festivities earlier than the occasion.
“We’re speaking about spreading the occasions out a bit of bit,” Hartung mentioned. “Not a lot taking over extra of Mars, however perhaps having some completely different dates main as much as the precise Mars New 12 months.”
One doable occasion features a bicycle experience from Pittsburgh Worldwide Airport to the borough capitalizing on the astronomical theme of the occasion.
“We’re in dialog with Moon Township about this bicycle rally from the airport in Moon Township to Mars as a part of the Mars New 12 months, and having an astronaut be a part of the bicycle rally,” Hartung mentioned.
Hartung additionally mentioned the borough is working with NASA to carry a three-day area/S.T.E.M. camp in June. The camp, which is named Larger Orbits, is scheduled June 24 to 26, and “most likely” can be held on the Discovery Church on Scharberry Lane.
The article of the camp is for college kids to make use of S.T.E.M. basic to design an area experiment which can be chosen to be despatched to the Worldwide House Station.
“NASA will are available in and work with college students in our space,” Hartung mentioned.
Not like different native occasions in Mars, such because the Fourth of July parade and Gentle-up Evening, that are held on an annual foundation, Mars New 12 months is held as soon as each two years to coincide with the photo voltaic cycle of the planet Mars. The purple planet takes one full rotation across the solar in 687 earth days — practically two full earth years.
