The Human Mission To Mars: The Red Planet

In overcoming the challenges along the way of the mission from launching to impact to egress, it has allowed scientists and organisations such as NASA to gather more information about the nature of the Mars, from the climate to the geology of the planet. The outcome and findings of this mission has been a success and influential in the way we explore other planets to find the possibility of past and/or present life on that planet. The rovers had discovered fluid and other deposits on the surface of the planet, which may indicate that life can survive on this planet. The uncovering of these physical environments has shaped the method and processes undertaken on other missions in order to succeed and deliver the necessary answers to the questions of the possibility of life

This report will answer “Why humans should head to Mars?” with 3 questions; “What is Mars?”. “What is the history of Martian exploration?” and “What does the future hold for Mars?” Both internet and printed resources will be used.

The detected levels of nitrogen on Mars indicated that life possibly existed in the neighboring planet to Earth as these traces are essential to run all human life processes. But this was not the only discovery NASA’s Curiosity Rover made in 2015 -- in NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS’s photograph, the veins and nodules over a cluster of rocks on Mars were captured, suggesting that liquid water existed on the red planet (see fig. 1-2). Such discoveries can only prompt more findings to be made in the future as humans are one step closer to finding life beyond Earth’s boundaries. As NASA Chief Charles Bolden put it best, “Mars is a stepping stone to other solar systems” (Iacurci

In last couple year’s evidence of water on mars has grown exponentially. The geography of Mars suggests that water was once there. This is because they have found runoff channels in the southern highlands and outflow channels that are almost exact to how they are on Earth, which obviously does have water. The Mars Reconnaissance Observer and Mars Express found deposits of clay in the southern highlands that some researchers say is a strong sign that water was there. Some others argue that the clay could be formed by other elements on Mars, such as wind. Also, the Mars Express detected hydrated’ chemical compounds in the surface of rocks over large areas, which means it

Mars has been an interesting planet to mankind for years now, and scientists have decided to take things into their own hands. They are making plans to put people on Mars to have them live there. Consequently, they would need to face many problems during the period of time preparing for the journey to mars. One of the many problems they would have to face, for example, is: How will they get food, water, or air? Well, you’re about to find out. In Jennifer L Holm’s fictional story, “Follow the Water”, she uses facts about Mars to help you imagine some of the problems characters would have to face, and how they would be able to fix them in reality.

In conclusion, our process to discover mars has just begun, scientists might have to invent some new options to bring our abilities up to space level. Exploring Mars is definitely one of the biggest challenges scientists will ever face, simply because there are so many obstacles we are facing, and preparing for the trip has taken a lot more time than was expected by NASA in 1969. I personally think that we at least need about 2 or more decades so scientists will be able to find better options and invent more useful and helpful ideas. President John F. Kennedy said: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard”. Our mission to the moon is not as easy as it was thought would be, scientists need a lot more time and management to this particular problem. Going to a completely different plant and exploring it requires a lot of time, a new way of thinking, and a lot of corporation and

Before the sailor flybys in the 1960s, scientist thought Mars had water and life, even if it was just some sort of plantlike lichen. Mars has water, frozen underground and at the polar caps. There is (event(s) or object(s) that prove something) that this water has, in the past and present, flooded the surface in liquid from. Signs of wearing away can be

The topic of Mars has long been of interest to astronomers and science fiction enthusiast alike. The premise of another planet supporting life excites people like no other. In 2004, The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, began preliminary science experiments and instrument proposals for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and a robotic space probe mission to Mars. After long testing and development stages, the mission birthed a rover, Curiosity, which was launched in November 2011 and subsequently landed August 6th 2012. As we speak Curiosity is collecting invaluable data for our understanding of mars including: habitability, climate and geology, and possibly setting up a manned mission to mars in the

Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system, and is one of four terrestrial planets that includes Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Mars began its formation 4.6 billion years ago, along with the rest of the solar system. On the surface of Mars, there are large channels that appear to have been carved out by flowing water. Although nothing is certain, there is overwhelming support for the idea that Mars did in fact have flowing water on its surface. There is strong evidence to prove this, hence the channels, but if Mars did have water, where did it all go? Today, Mars is much too cold for water to exists. There is no atmosphere to contain the water if it did exist, so it would go straight from solid ice to water vapor, never reaching its liquid stage (“The Case of Missing Mars Water,” 2001). One theory for the disappearance of water on Mars

Water on Mars is very hard to find. Since the planet used to have water most of it is frozen underground. “The bad new is that most of that water is frozen underground and likely contains toxic chemicals.” The water that is dug up would have to be purified and preserved. Georgie’s father said that in the canyon there was “water-soluble mineral deposits” near the edge of the canyon. Georgie’s father said that “ I figure drill 400 meters down, and we’ll hit water”

Scientists say that there might be flowing water on Mars-and they have evidence to prove it. They've found dark, narrow streaks all along the planet. These streaks seemingly flow downhill, and scientists think these are caused by flowing water. Along with these streaks, scientists have found hydrated salts. Furthermore, scientists have found mysterious streaks that lengthen when it is warm, and disappear when it is colder.

After landing on moon in 1969, human discovered that there was no life and no atmosphere on the moon. Then the mission changed to Mars. The question is whether life exists on Mars. To continue the mission of Mars Odyssey in 2001, a project was developed by NASA named Phoenix which is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the Mars planet. The total mission cost was about US $386 million, which includes cost of the launch. The mission had two goals. One was to search for evidence of geologic history of water and microbial life. The second goal was to evaluate past or potential planetary habitability and climate in the ice-soil boundary. The Phoenix Lander's robotic arm could dig up to half a meter (20 inches) into the Martian soil and return it to the

Humans would have to drink recycled water or have water imported from Earth, which would be expensive and time consuming. LH Hansen says, ”The low pressure and low temperatures do not allow water to be stable in the liquid phase. Therefore, water on Mars is usually only stable as ice on the surface and as vapor in the

According to one of the researches of the NASA, it is said that the planet Mars million years ago covered by the water and it’s much bigger from the Atlantic Ocean surface of the earth. For the latest update about planet Mars, NASA scientist have determined that a primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who, using ground- base observatories, measured water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere and that the Red Planet has lost 87 percent of water to space. Even the scientist is still wondering, what is the reason behind why

on. For both these things water is needed so exploration of Mars by space probes