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The Gaia mission – a rich resource for outreach activities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

K. S. O'Flaherty
Affiliation:
Research & Scientific Support Department, Directorate of the Scientific Programme, European Space Agency email: koflaher@rssd.esa.int; jdouglas@rssd.esa.int; tprusti@rssd.esa.int
J. Douglas
Affiliation:
Research & Scientific Support Department, Directorate of the Scientific Programme, European Space Agency email: koflaher@rssd.esa.int; jdouglas@rssd.esa.int; tprusti@rssd.esa.int
T. Prusti
Affiliation:
Research & Scientific Support Department, Directorate of the Scientific Programme, European Space Agency email: koflaher@rssd.esa.int; jdouglas@rssd.esa.int; tprusti@rssd.esa.int
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Abstract

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Space science missions, and astronomy missions in particular, capture the public imagination at all levels. ESA's Gaia mission is no exception to this. In addition to its key scientific goal of providing new insight into the origin, formation, and evolution of the Milky Way, Gaia also touches on many other scientific topics of broad appeal, for example, solar system objects, stars (including rare and exotic ones), dark matter, gravitational light bending. The mission naturally provides a rich resource for outreach possibilities whether it be to the general public, or to specific interest groups, such as scientists from other fields or educators. We present some examples of possible outreach activities for Gaia.

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Contributed Papers
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008