Mars - NASA Science Mars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape NASA missions have found lots of evidence that Mars was much wetter and warmer, with a thicker atmosphere, billions of years ago
Mars: Facts - NASA Science Mars – the fourth planet from the Sun – is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere This dynamic planet has seasons, polar ice caps, extinct volcanoes, canyons and weather
NASA Mars Exploration But since Mars' year is almost twice as long, its seasons are longer too Because of Mars elli ical orbit, some seasons are longer an others (The northern hemisphere has a lonqer spring and summer, while the southern emsphere has a longer autumn and winter )
Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is building a unique rock collection, which also includes samples of Mars atmosphere and loose surface material These samples record the history of the Jezero Crater landing site, and may even preserve signs of ancient life
Learn About Me: Curiosity - NASA Mars Exploration In addition to super-human senses that help us understand Mars as a habitat for life, Curiosity's parts are similar to what a human would need to explore Mars (body, brains, eyes, arm, legs, etc )
NASA Facts - NASA Mars Exploration Mars revolves around the Sun once every 687 Earth days, and its day, or fisol,fl is slightly longer than Earth™s, at 24 hours 37 minutes Because Mars™axis tilts at 25 19 degrees (Earth™s polar tilt is 23 43 degrees), it has Earth-like seasonal changes
Mars Education Program - Teachers The project entails learning general facts about the planet, learning about the Earth's environment, choosing a purpose for a colony on Mars, and planning and designing a colony on Mars
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity - NASA Mars Exploration NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission set down a large, mobile laboratory — the rover Curiosity — at Gale Crater, using precision landing technology that made one of Mars’ most intriguing regions a viable destination for the first time
Deimos - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration How Deimos Got its Name Deimos was discovered on Aug 11, 1877 by Asaph Hall Hall named Mars' moons for the mythological sons of Ares, the Greek counterpart of the Roman god, Mars Deimos, whose name means dread, is the brother of Phobos
NASA Facts - NASA Mars Exploration Like a human field geologist, each Mars Exploration Rover has the capabilities to scout its sur roundings for interesting rocks and soils, to move to those targets and to examine their composition and structure