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MarsQuest
users
can
launch
a
spacecraft
to
Mars,
explore
its
volcanoes
and
canyons,
and
solve
mysteries
about
the
search
for
life
on
the
Red
Planet.
The
major
features
of
Mars
are
investigated
through
educational
games,
interactive
simulations,
challenging
puzzles,
and
narrative
descriptions.
Teacher
resources
for
classroom
study
are
offered,
as
are
archived
and
current
images
of
the
planet
as
obtained
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This
educational
module
is
designed
to
teach
students
to
understand
and
appreciate
that
it
is
necessary
to
use
special
tools
and
equipment
to
do
work
and
solve
problems
in
space.
In
order
to
gain
this
understanding,
students
first
need
to
understand
Earth-Mars
similarities,
realize
how
different
the
Martian
environment
is
from
that
of
Earth,
and
encounter
some
of
the
special
problems
(like
great
distance)
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This
interactive
activity
lets
you
search
for
features
on
and
around
the
Olympus
Mons
volcano
on
Mars
(the
largest
in
the
solar
system.
You
look
at
a
large
image
of
the
volcano
and
small
images
of
various
features,
such
as
lava
channels,
the
caldera,
and
a
lava
flow.
You
are
asked
to
identify
where
each
part
is
on
the
large
image.
The
informative
feedback
makes
the
activity
educational
as
well
as
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This interactive activity lets you search for features on Mars and Earth, including polar ice caps, large impact craters and canyons, and the highest volcano.
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Visitors
to
this
site
will
learn
about
NASA's
manned
and
unmanned
explorations
of
the
Moon
and
Mars.
Topics
include
the
history
of
the
Apollo
program,
robotic
missions
to
Mars,
and
future
visions
for
space
exploration.
The
document
"Vision
for
Space
Eploration,"
which
describes
a
timeline
and
major
realignment
of
NASA's
resources
and
efforts
for
manned
and
unmanned
missions
to
the
Moon
and
elsewhere,
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This
non-profit
organization
seeks
to
inspire
the
people
of
Earth
through
education,
research,
and
public
participation
to
explore
other
worlds
and
seek
other
life.
Their
website
offers
special
sections
on:
taking
political
action
in
support
of
space
exploration;
the
Search
for
Extraterrestrial
Intelligence
(SETI);
near-earth
objects,
such
as
asteroids
and
comets;
the
Red
Rover
Goes
to
Mars
(RRGTM)
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This NASA-hosted site is a section of the Mars Pathfinder Science Results Directory with a specific emphasis on the geologic and geomorphic characteristics observed. Many photos and satellite images are available, with the option to view and download full size images. Scientific theories are offered as to the probable geomorphic agents sculpting Mars' surface.
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This set of classroom activities presents the challenges of operating a planetary rover, how to construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon system, how Martian surface core samples can be identified and what they tell us about Mars. Each activity comes with clearly delineated instructions, associated standards, guides and worksheets, and enhancement materials.
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From
our
home
planet
to
distant
neutron
stars,
this
narrated
videotape
presents
recent
scientific
visualizations
of
observation
and
simulation
data.
We
begin
with
a
dramatic
journey
over
SC99
host
city
Portland
and
its
surroundings.
Later
explorations
accompany
the
X-33
aerospace
plane
on
its
first
test
flight,
witness
Mississippi
River
flooding,
and
follow
global
life
over
22
months.
New
views
of
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