Mission to Mars

Mission to MarsTo do list:

- Get to Mars

- Figure out where to land

- Land without crashing

Mission to MarsTo do list:

- Get to Mars

Distances ranges from 60,000,000 to 400,000,000 kmMars is moving at 54,000 mph around the Sun

Earth is moving at 67,000 mph

Mission to MarsTo do list:

- Get to Mars

- Figure out where to land

Mountains or plains?Water features?

Craters?

Mission to MarsTo do list:

- Get to Mars

- Figure out where to land

- Land without crashing

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars Mars 3 (Russia) – 1970 soil, atmosphere

Viking 1 & 2 – 1976 soil, atmosphere

Pathfinder – 1997 soil, atmosphere, climate, geology Sojourner - 1st rover

Spirit & Opportunity – 2004 soil, rocks, signs of water Spirit – until 2010 Opportunity – still going

Phoenix – 2008 water and climate history polar ice cap

Curiosity – 2012 climate, geology, water, microbial life, human exploration

Mission to Mars: Rovers!

Sojourner

Spirit

Curiosity

Opportunity