Mars 'Curiosity' Rover

On the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” He was the first astronaut to walk on the moon and this event was a significant point in history for space exploration. Now from the success of the Apollo 11 mission, astronauts will travel to Mars during the 2030’s and I want to take part in the excursion to the Red Planet. In the past couple of years, I have been obtaining knowledge about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the exploration to Mars. Ever since I was younger, I enjoyed spending time at night stargazing with friends and family as well as watching Star Wars, Star Trek, and other science fiction movies. Over the years my fascination for outer space

Mars exploration is one of the most important future upcoming concepts for colonization. To pursue these goals, all of our future missions will be driven by scientific questions that will continuously evolve as we make new discoveries. New technologies will let us explore mars in ways we have before, concluding in higher resolution images, and even the return of Martian soil for studies in laboratories on Earth. New technologies will let us explore mars in ways we have before. The Space Exploration

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Preview Statement: The possibility of life on mars is an extravagant topic to look at. Before that, we must analyze Mars itself along with its conditions. First, we will talk about the ice caps located on Mars. Second, we will examine the water streaks on Mars. Third we will observe if the red planet is inhabitable for humans to conquer it.

Spirit stumbled across rocks that pointed to an earlier, unrulier Mars that was marked by impacts, explosive volcanism and subsurface water [source: NASA Mars]. "Water is key because almost everywhere we find water on Earth we find life," NASA's Web site. However, we are still unsure life existed on Mars.

Over the years NASA has launched multiple space crafts to Mars to gain information on the Red Planet. Out of these voyages, only 1 out of 3 have been successful and have gotten to Mars safely. One of the most famous explorations of Mars was back in 2004

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When Curiosity was launched it went through of tough time to enter the atmosphere, and even hard time landing. NASA watched the landing through television and when they found out that it landed okay and it was safe from danger, the mission could begin. August 2012 was a time where all these theories were put to a test, to see if any of it was true or is true. “Mars Curiosity: Facts and Information”, by Elizabeth Howell. In this article she gives readers perspective and an open mind that there could actually be life on Mars and a whole new era shall begin very soon. While on the mission Curiosity has “special tools” as mentioned in the article. It can detect

Over the past decade there has been more thought put into space exploration and on the list when deciding where to travel is Mars. Some people believe Mars has a huge pay off with a chance of finding life, valuable resources, and innovations in farming practices and equipment. Although Mars may appear to be a good investment when it comes to space exploration, it is not; travel to Mars involves many high costs, risks, and lack of public support making the mission nearly impossible to complete. To add onto the numerous other problems is the fact that there is no available technology at this time to conduct a manned mission to Mars.

Siberia, Alaska and Antarctica resemble Mars because of the permafrost where substance where subsurface water-ice and small life form exist. In Death Valley, California, its Ubehebe crater and “Mars Hill” have geological features similar to those on Mars. In Mono Lake, California, there is a 700,000 year old evaporative lake that compares to Gusev Crater a basin on Mars where water once was likely. In Channeled Scabland, Washington, there was catastrophic floods that swept through the land much like what happened long ago in the Ares Valles flood plain where Mars Pathfinder Landed. Since 1997, the Haughton Mars Project has been conducting missions every summer. Located in Devon Island, Artic, Canada, it is an exploration and science research in an international, multidisciplinary field project. It has about 100 participants from different institutions and disciplines led by Dr. Pascal Lee, come from NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Mars Institute and SETI

Throughout the extensive history of the earth, the human race has been striving to achieve great accomplishments and leave a beneficial impact on the world. In order to do this, the human race has made technological advancements and broadened their knowledge about the universe, which is precisely what colonizing and settling humans on Mars will accomplish. Even though the journey to Mars will be unsafe and unaffordable, it is advantageous because Mars is the most scientifically similar planet to Earth, it will provide a difficult challenge that will expand our species’ knowledge, and it will ensure the survival of the human race. Overall, colonizing Mars will be a significant accomplishment in the earth’s history and will identify a period

Mars has long been an unachievable goal for all nations. Starting in 1969, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aimed to change that. With missions ranging from observing climate to taking photos, NASA has examined the surface, atmosphere, and subsurface of Mars. In 2011, NASA launched the Curiosity rover with the goal of discovering organic compounds essential to life on the surface of Mars (Administrator, 2017). This mission, Vit Rover, named after the prefix meaning life, will continue the work of the Curiosity rover and answer three questions: Can the organic compounds on Earth sustain life? What kind of life does the climate of Mars permit, if any? Can humans and Martian life coexist without disruption? These questions

These are such exciting contributions, I really can’t wait to see what it can do. Dr. Allwood went through much of what we planning on learning with this mission, including the search for past life. One of the ways we will search for past life is to look at past Mars. They will look for geological clues to find promising targets for the search. NASA wants samples to come back to Earth, for our scientists to be able to use our controlled environment and cutting edge techniques to prepare samples for experimentation. We need to look at the small and the large with this quest for life.

Science fiction writers and astronomers alike have looked to Mars as the ultimate exploration. To conquer the Red Planet is a dream, and this dream might come sooner than one may think. Less than fifty years ago, humans landed on the moon. Now, we are creating plans to colonize Mars! With space programs like Mars One, SpaceX, and NASA ready to make this dream come true, people are still understandably nervous. Though there are clear risks, upcoming Mars missions should be carried out.

A big step in search of the life existence in Solar system - that is how Dr. Louisa Preston - the author of the article “Mission to Mars” - calls the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, and its promising geological results. Here is a summary of these results. In Gale Crater, Curiosity found strata (layered rock outcrops) formed by clays and sulphates, which helped scientists to explore the suitability of the local soils for organic life and check for presence of vital organic molecules. According to Preston, at the beginning of last century, people considered Mars as a planet with developed community and the water-supplies system. However, spacecrafts Viking 1 and 2 - the only ones ever launched into space in search of alien life – disproved