Archives for: Destination Mars
Welcome to Mars!
Principle Pulsar is kicking off a new school project to the class of Deep Space High – all about Mars, a...
Robots of the future
Some robots are coded to “learn” to that they can start to create their own code. This is very advanced...
History of robots on Mars
The first robot sent to Mars was an orbiter called Mariner 4, which flew past Mars on July 14th 1965 and took...
Inorganic materials on Mars
One of the main objectives of the ExoMars Project is to find out if there are any signs of life on Mars - now...
Temperature on Mars
The temperature on Mars is a lot lower than here on Earth. A Martian night can get as low as minus 75 degrees...
Designing a Mars Rover
The ExoMars’ key mission objective is to look for life or conditions for life – that’s fossilised...
Dealing with dust on Mars
Dust storms are quite common on Mars because the terrain is so dry and well… dusty. Certain times of the...
Radiation and drilling on Mars
One of the primary purpose of the ExoMars Rover is to look for evidence of life - past or present. As...
Landing a Mars Rover
Space is hard - and getting to Mars is really hard. Over 50% of all Earth missions that have been sent to...
Navigating and moving around Mars
Navigating and moving around Mars is hard, and without being able to be in constant contact with Earth the...