Life on the Edge Exhibit | Kids Out and About Salt Lake City

Life on the Edge Exhibit

Explore extreme environments on Earth and how they help us understand possibilities for life in our Solar System and beyond.

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In this hands-on exhibition, visitors will discover that life is hidden in plain sight by exploring a colorful microbial colony, learning about the importance of missions to Mars by coding a rover, investigating rover tests in the Atacama Desert, using spectroscopy to detect what light reveals in faraway places, and investigating research taking place right here in Utah’s extreme environments. 

Location: 
Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter
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Contact name: 
Whitney LaPointe
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Dates: 
02/18/2026
02/19/2026
02/20/2026
Time: 
10 AM - 4 PM