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10 fun facts about Mars!
Mars is the fourth planet from its Sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. What else...
Welcome to Mars!
Principle Pulsar is kicking off a new school project to the class of Deep Space High β all about Mars, a...
Robots of the future
Some robots are coded to βlearnβ 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 ExoMarsβ key mission objective is to look for life or conditions for life β thatβs 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...