PPT-Mission to Mars 5/10/2021

1 wwwschoolsobservatoryorg Image credit SpaceX Basic Data Diameter 6779 km 4217 miles Rotation 24 hours 37 minutes Sun Distance 230 million km Orbital Period 687 Earth days Compared to Earth. Mars is the only planet in our solar system to have frozen carbon dioxide snow it happens all year round. . in the north end.. . pictures from the mars curiosity shows landscapes made by bodies of water, rain and ancient rivers with the force of 10,000 Mississippi rivers.. Logan Dougherty. Quick Overview. Mariner 2 – First successful Venus flyby (USA). Mariner 4 – First successful Mars flyby (USA). Venera. 3 – First Venus impact. Contact lost. (USSR). Venera. 4 – Venus atmospheric probe. Flight into Valles Marineris. Geological Processes. Chaotic Terrain. Forms when subsurface water or ice causes a loss of support and the ground collapses.. Graben. A depressed block of land bordered by parallel faults (graben is German for ditch).. Transaction Support for Next-Generation, Solid-State Drives. Joel Coburn. *, . Trevor Bunker*, Meir Schwarz, Rajesh Gupta, Steven Swanson. Non-volatile Systems Laboratory. Department of Computer Science and Engineering. and. . Curiosity. Rover. Metka Batič. Mars. Red planet – . iron. . oxide. Thin. . atmosphere. Large temperature . changes. No magnet . field. . – . radiation. 2 . Moons. : . Phobos. , . Deimos. CURRENT PLANS. Group 4 - Acacia Davis, Gregory Kim, Emily Mares, Jimmy Song. There are currently 8 missions operating on Mars with 3 officially planned for the future. . Groups involved include:. NASA. 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. by Gregg Easterbrook. By Prof. Jim Rush. Summary. Writer . Gregg Easterbrook argues against President George W. Bush’s stated goal of beginning a people-to-Mars space program. While conceding that the idea is exciting, Easterbrook concludes that with our present state of technology, a Mars program would be impractical and much too expensive. Mars, also known as the red planet, is the 4. th. planet from the sun. It has the largest volcano in the solar system and has some very large impact craters.. Appearance. The planet mars is made from rock. The ground there is red because of the iron oxide in the rocks and dust. The planets atmosphere is very thin and contains heaps of carbon dioxide (also known as co2). Did you know, mars’ first ever name was Ares, named after the Ancient . The first assignment of the NASA Aerospace Scholars Program in 2011 appears below.. Your assignment is . to design plan a robotics mission to Mars. Using the information you have learned about robotic spacecraft and the planet Mars, put on your engineering hat and let your imagination go! . Presentation to. Affordable Mars Workshop. Pat Troutman. December. . 2015. Pioneering Space - Goals. “Fifty years after the creation of NASA, our goal is no longer just a destination to reach. . Our goal is the capacity for people to work and learn and operate and live safely beyond the Earth for extended periods of time, ultimately in ways that are more sustainable and even indefinite. . 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 cool surface features. Lets look at some!. (all images credit: Mike . Sussman. ). The famous “Face on Mars”. Now don’t get all excited…. How Come We Missed These?. Look harder!. The Panda!. George Washington Screaming!. two moons . of . Mars . with sample return . from . Phobos. Hirdy Miyamoto (. Univ. Tokyo) on behalf of MMX team. 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..