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Trip 9 Menu
A. Cosmosphere B. Albuquerque Zoo C. VLA Telescope D. Meteor Crater
E. Wildlife World Zoo F. Biosphere 2 G. Saguaro NP H. Sonoran Desert Museum
I. El Paso Zoo J. White Sands K. Carlsbad Caverns L. McDonald Observatory
M. Big Bend NP N. San Antonio Zoo      
Experiencing Life - Trip 9

SOUTHWEST

Southwestern deserts are a focus of Trip 9.
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  1. Kansas Cosmosphere, Hutchinson, KS
  2. Albuquerque Zoo
  3. Very Large Array Telescope, New Mexico
  4. Meteor Crater, Arizona
  5. Wildlife World Zoo, Litchfield Park, AZ
  6. Biosphere 2, Catalina, AZ
  7. Saguaro National Park
  8. Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
  9. El Paso Zoo
  10. White Sands National Monument
  11. Carlsbad Caverns
  12. McDonald Observatory, Texas
  13. Big Bend National Park
  14. San Antonio Zoo

The focus of Trip 9 is on Southwestern Deserts (Sonoran and Chihuahuan) and the relationships between astronomy and living things. Some of the organisms experienced in this area include birds, bats, arachnids (spiders, scorpions, etc.), and many organisms commonly called "reptiles".


 
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