Gallery: Look back at past Mars New Year events
April Lanotte, right, a NASA employee and Mars native, demonstrates changes in atmospheric pressure between Earth and space during the 2015 Mars New Year Festival. Butler Eagle File Photo
Balan Mundo tries a virtual reality flight simulator at the U.S. Air Force booth at 2023’s Mars New Year. Butler Eagle File Photo
From left, Lucas Ziats and his brother, Dominic Ziats, try working with a miniature electric generator at a NASA Booth about alternate electric sources at 2023’s Mars New Year Festival. Butler Eagle File Photo
Kristin Jansen demonstrates some alternate electric sources at one of the NASA booths at 2023’s Mars New Year Festival. Butler Eagle File Photo
Mars New Year Festival visitors operate remote-controlled gyroscopic spheres, or “Spheros,” on a large map of Mars at the Tech Works CCA booth at the festival June 10, 2023. Butler Eagle File Photo
Alex Hutchens sets up the Ingenuity robot to move around an obstacle course at Mars New Year Festival on June 4, 2023. Butler Eagle File Photo
A scale model of the Perseverance rover, right, and a Lego Mars rover sit on a topographical map of Mars at 2023 Mars New Year Festival. Butler Eagle File Photo
Greater Pittsburgh and Butler area robotics club members demonstrate their robots at the Mars New Year Festival in 2023. Butler Eagle File Photo
Participants wait for the judges to tally their votes during the costume contest at 2017’s Mars New Year celebration. Butler Eagle File Photo
Brownie the Space Dog appears with Jack Baumgartel during the costume contest at Mars New Year Festival in 2017. Butler Eagle File Photo
Tyler Byers, of Saxonburg, entered the costume contest during the first Mars New Year festival in 2015. Butler Eagle File Photo
Len Karch, left, is dressed as a human being carried by an alien at 2019’s Mars New Year Festival. Submitted
Butler County Commissioner Kim Geyer has fun with “alien” Annie Koch during the 2017 Mars New Year celebration. Butler Eagle File Photo
A large crowd gathers for the costume contest during2015's Mars New Year Festival. Butler Eagle File Photo
Lisa Edwards, of New York City, and Ruby Watson, of Mars, enjoy the company of Marty the Martian at a previous Mars New Year Festival. Butler Eagle File Photo
Mars New Year committee member Missy Gralish, left, and Mars Mayor Gregg Hartung address the crowd during 2023’s event. Butler Eagle File Photo
