Maryland: walking on sunshine.Residents of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of 2000, the population was 489,656. The estimated population for 2003 was 506,620. It was named for Anne Arundell, a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of , will soon launch into a new way to exercise--walking through the solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. . Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails, in a partnership with NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Md., has begun creation of the Friends Planet Walk that will teach hikers and bilkers about outer space as they cruise the Baltimore Annapolis Trail. "It will bring the wonders of our solar system to our young students aim our residents of every age to enjoy," says Stan Lebar, manager of the Planet Walk for the Friends group. Along the 4.6-mile trail, the Planet Walk will showcase art and educational displays at stations that mark where the sun and planets are in relation to how far residents walk, attempting to shrink the 3.7 billion-mile solar system into a few hours of hiking. Each station along the trail will feature a unique art exhibit, as well as three level educational displays that cater to elementary school elementary school: see school. students, middle/ high school students and adults. "There are other Planet Walks out there, with the same concept, but nothing like this," says Vice President of Friends of AA Trails David Greene David Greene (born June 22, 1982 in Snellville, Georgia) is an American football quarterback who is currently on the practice squad of the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Prior to signing with the Patriots, the quarterback spent time with the Seattle Seahawks. . "We really wanted this to be an educational experience that students and residents could enjoy." The first station to be completed will be the Sun Station, the first stop in the Planet Walk. The steel sculpture at the site, made by artist Judy Sutton Moore, will be 24-feet high, with nine circles--each representing one of the planet's orbits. Inside the rings are 48 prisms that will cost rainbows on the nine planet gardens and pathways surrounding the sculpture. Also at the stop will be educational graphics and fun facts about the sun. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held this month. The Friends of AA Trails hope that the Planet Walk will be one small step for their residents, although the $1.5 million project was a huge step for them. |
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