PDF-(BOOS)-Seeing Like a Rover: How Robots, Teams, and Images Craft Knowledge of Mars

In the years since the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity first began transmitting images from the surface of Mars we have become familiar with the harsh rocky rustyred Martian landscape But those images are much less straightforward than they may seem to a layperson each one is the result of a complicated set of decisions and processes involving the large team behind the Rovers With Seeing Like a Rover Janet Vertesi takes us behind the scenes to reveal the work that goes into creating our knowledge of Mars Every photograph that the Rovers take she shows must be processed manipulated and interpretedand all that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should even be taking photographs of in the first place Vertesis account of the inspiringly successful Rover project reveals science in action a world where digital processing uncovers scientific truths where images are used to craft consensus and where team members develop an uncanny intimacy with the sensory apparatus of a robot that is millions of miles away Ultimately Vertesi shows every image taken by the Mars Rovers is not merely a picture of Marsits a portrait of the whole Rover team as well. Activity Description. In this activity your pupils will learn more about the Curiosity Mars rover and apply that knowledge to think about, plan or design their own Mars rover.. The presentation is designed to be teacher-led, with opportunities for group discussion and/or individual work. The presentation contains a mix of technical facts about Curiosity, along with linked YouTube videos showcasing some of the scientists and engineers who are working on the mission.. Solar System Ambassador. Lockheed Martin Aerospace Engineer. Christine Kryscio. Lockheed Martin Materials Engineer. Lunar and Planetary Spacecraft. Image Courtesy NASA. Spacecraft Engineering and Operations in Colorado. and. . Curiosity. Rover. Metka Batič. Mars. Red planet – . iron. . oxide. Thin. . atmosphere. Large temperature . changes. No magnet . field. . – . radiation. 2 . Moons. : . Phobos. , . Deimos. Mission time line of Curiosity. Launched Date: November 26, 2011. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reached Mars: August 6, 2012. Mission would last for 2 years. Image Courtesy: NASA. Mission Objective. Atkeson. , CMU. With input from Florian . Jentsch. , UCF . and . Jean Oh, CMU . (Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (RCTA), and Katia . Sycara. , CMU. . DARPA Robotics Challenge. DARPA Robotics Challenge: Lessons Learned. Advisory Group. Matt Wallace . Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager. February 22, 2017. © 2016 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.. Project Overview. Salient Features. Lesson Overview. The Mars Rover Celebration lesson plans are a unique blend of hands-on science and practical literacy lessons. The students learn what real scientists do and how careers in Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology can be fun and rewarding as they work in a collaborative team to build their Mars rover.. Precurso. r Strategy An. alysis Group (P-SAG) . (jointly sponsored by MEPAG and SBAG). Executive Summary for MEPAG. Oct. 4, 2012. JPL CL#12-. 2401. HISTORY. Last MEPAG meeting: Feb. 27-28. Chartered March 1 by SMD and HEOMD to produce rapid inputs to MPPG.. Report of the 2018 Joint Mars Rover Mission Joint Science Working Group (JSWG ) Feb. 28, 2012 Dave Beaty, Gerhard Kminek, Allwood, A.C., Arvidson, R., Borg, L.E., Farmer, J. D., Goesmann, F., Grant, J. A., Hauber, E., Murchie, S.L., Ori, G.G., Ruff, S. W., a. proposed Japanese Mars mission. MEPAG meeting 2015 . Hirdy Miyamoto (University of Tokyo) . on behalf of MELOS working group. NOTE ADDED BY JPL WEBMASTER: This content has not been approved or adopted by, NASA, JPL, or the California Institute of Technology. This document is being made available for information purposes only, and any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of NASA, JPL, or the California Institute of Technology.. Mission to Mars. Captain Kirk doesn’t like mysteries and needs to find out what is on Mars – Life? . Spock wants to know what Rocks there are as he finds all new life/planets fascinating. Mission to Mars. Launch in July-August 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FloridaLaunching on a ULA Atlas 541 procured under NASA’s Launch Services Programlled Jezero Craterexploring the landing sit In its eerie likeness to Earth, Mars has long captured our imaginations—both as a destination for humankind and as a possible home to extraterrestrial life. It is our twenty-first century New World its explorers robots, shipped 350 million miles from Earth to uncover the distant planet’s secrets.Its most recent scout is Curiosity—a one-ton, Jeep-sized nuclear-powered space laboratory—which is now roving the Martian surface to determine whether the red planet has ever been physically capable of supporting life. In Red Rover, geochemist Roger Wiens, the principal investigator for the ChemCam laser instrument on the rover and veteran of numerous robotic NASA missions, tells the unlikely story of his involvement in sending sophisticated hardware into space, culminating in the Curiosity rover\'s amazing journey to Mars.In so doing, Wiens paints the portrait of one of the most exciting scientific stories of our time: the new era of robotic space exploration. Starting with NASA’s introduction of the Discovery Program in 1992, scrappier, more nimble missions became the order of the day, as manned missions were confined to Earth orbit, and behemoth projects went extinct. This strategic shift presented huge scientific opportunities, but tight budgets meant that success depended more than ever on creative engineering and human ingenuity. Beginning with the Genesis mission that launched his career, Wiens describes the competitive, DIY spirit of these robotic enterprises, from conception to construction, from launch to heart-stopping crashes and smooth landings.An inspiring account of the real-life challenges of space exploration, Red Rover vividly narrates what goes into answering the question: is there life elsewhere in the universe? Ashwin R. Vasavada. Deputy Project Scientist. Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech. Copyright . 2012 . California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.. Curiosity. NASA’. s Mars Exploration Program.