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About natural disaster reduction, at the Technical Museum

On October 15, 2024, the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, in partnership with the Bucharest City Hall, Environmental Directorate - Urban Ecology Service, participated in the “CLADES NON TIMEO” project held at the Dimitrie Leonida National Technical Museum on the occasion of the "International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction."

As part of this participation, the Astronomical Institute activated several educational components. The backdrop of the Institute's stand was visually and informatively represented by several colorful thematic roll-ups. These highlighted celestial bodies that pose potential hazards to Earth, accompanied by mathematical evaluations of the probability of impact for many of them. The stand also featured an extensive modeling area with scaled 3D-printed models of asteroids and dwarf planets in the Solar System, as well as models of space vehicles similar to those that land on asteroids. Additionally, real meteorite fragments, billions of years old and discovered in Africa, were available for participants to study.

Technological transfer from the aerospace industry to everyday devices and products was also included in the discussions. Concrete examples were presented, and the dynamic issues in these fields were explained to visitors, particularly school-aged audiences.

The spectacular model of the Hubble Space Telescope was a focal point of attraction at the Astronomical Institute's stand.

A multitude of colorful lights on our models, exclamations of amazement, countless questions, and many smiling faces characterized this event.

Published on: Oct 17, 2024

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