Mission to Mars

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Mission to Mars
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The Surface

• Southern hemisphere is quite heavily cratered
• Resembles the surface of our Moon.
• Old and relatively unchanged for some time.

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Some landing sites used by NASA
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Features of our Landing Site

• Close to Olympus Mons
• On flat ground
• Easily spotted reference
• Aids navigation
• Few caters or geological irregularities.

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Choosing our Landing Site

• Olympus Mons.
• Craters
• Canyons
• Mountains or volcanoes

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Mars
weather and Climate
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Mars ..climate/weather/atmosphere

• Very sandy and dusty planet.
• Very dry and windy.
• No water but ice on the Polar Ice Cap.
• Sandstorms.
• Battery and solar panels
• Ice caps

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Pictures
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MARS

• Solar storms.
• Flares produce a burst of radiation.