Virtual Museum Tours: ETH Zurich Mars Part 2 - Exploring the Red Planet

In part 2 of our Mars tour, focusTerra guide Léon Frey delves into the history of the observation and study of Mars, exploring where our knowledge of the red planet comes from. From astronomers in ancient Egypt, through to modern day research, this video demonstrates the fascination that Mars inspires.

Interested in finding out more? ETH Senior researcher Dr Simon Stähler has prepared an online class on Mars and invites everyone to join him for a Q&A session:

Mars Insight Mission Live Q&A 

16 March 2022

16:00 CET (15:00 UTC)

https://ethz.zoom.us/j/69161558684

Please submit your questions in advance to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Virtual Museum Tours: ETH Zurich Mars InSight Webvideo

Let's go to Mars with InSight! In this video we will feel Mars' pulse. IARU is proud to have supported the translation of this web video, which came second place in FastForwardScience 2020, an international science communication contest.

Several research groups at ETH Zurich work on data acquisition, evaluation and interpretation, and control electronics for NASA’s unmanned InSight mission.

At ETH, Prof Domenico Giardini is the co-principal investigator of the seismometer onboard NASA's InSight Mars Mission. In 2018, InSight installed a geophysical observatory to monitor marsquakes and use them to investigate its deep interior. This allows us to better understand the formation of the planet and its current tectonic activity.

Read more about ETH Zurich’s work with the InSight mission: http://www.insight.ethz.ch/de/home/

Interested in finding out more? ETH Senior researcher Dr Simon Stähler has prepared an online class on Mars and invites everyone to join him for a Q&A session:

Mars Insight Mission Live Q&A 

16 March 2022

16:00 CET (15:00 UTC)

https://ethz.zoom.us/j/69161558684

Please submit your questions in advance to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Virtual Museum Tours: ETH Zurich Mars InSight Lecture

ETH senior researcher Dr Simon Stähler explains the most recent findings of the NASA InSight Mission.

Following on from this lecture, he will be hosting an online Q&A session on his presentation and invites everyone to join in:

Mars Insight Mission Live Q&A 

16 March 2022

16:00 CET (15:00 UTC)

https://ethz.zoom.us/j/69161558684

Please submit your questions in advance to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Virtual Museum Tours: University of Copenhagen - Letter to a Cycad

‘Letter to a Cycad’ is a 360° digital experience of the living botanical collections in Copenhagen. You can navigate 360° around in the historical Palmhouse using the controls on Youtube or moving your mobile device – Enjoy!

The film is a visual homage to the historic Palmhouse in Copenhagen, and a reflection on the evolution of plants and our human impact on the planet. Using a fictional voice of the late botanist Frederik Liebmann (1813-1856) who found and described the cycad species Dioon edule, the oldest specimen in the Palmhouse, the film explores life histories and the current biodiversity crisis. 

In January 2022, 'Letter to a Cycad' gained a VimeoStaff Pick Award and has received over 11,000 views.