NASA and Arizona State University’s Mars Education Program is offering students in the U.S. the opportunity to be involved in authentic Mars research by participating in the Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP). Teams of students in grades 5 through college sophomore level will have the opportunity to work with scientists, mission planners and educators on the THEMIS team at ASU’s Mars Space Flight Facility or via distance learning, to image a site on Mars using the THEMIS visible wavelength camera onboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft which is currently orbiting Mars every 2 hours. To get involved, students must have an adult facilitator to lead their team of at least 8 students.

In order to accommodate the needs of classrooms across the nation, there are 3 ways in which to participate in MSIP: On-Site Format, Distance Learning Format, and Archived-Data Format.

Project owners + coordinators:
MSIP team
Sheri Klug, director
Paige Valderrama Graff, assistant director
Brian Grigsby, assistant director
Laurie Rogers, MSIP instructor
Wendy Taylor, MSIP instructor
Meg Hufford, support staff