Archives for: Destination Mars
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Welcome to Mars!
Principle Pulsar is kicking off a new school project to the class of Deep Space High – all about Mars, a...
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Robots of the future
Some robots are coded to “learn” to that they can start to create their own code. This is very advanced...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Designing a Mars Rover
The ExoMars’ key mission objective is to look for life or conditions for life – that’s fossilised...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Navigating and moving around Mars
Navigating and moving around Mars is hard, and without being able to be in constant contact with Earth the...