Mars Lander Presentation

Slide 1: Celebrate Mars QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.

Slide 2: Mars Missions Odyssey was launched in April ‘01, arrived to orbit in October ’01. The rovers were launched in June/July ‘03 and landed on Mars in January ‘04. MRO was launched in August ‘05, arrived to orbit in March ‘06, and is now collecting data. Mars Phoenix was launched in August ‘07 and is on its way. It takes more than 6 months for it to get from Earth to Mars.

Slide 3: QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTimeﾪ TIFF needed to seeand decompressor a are (Uncompressed) picture. this The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) will study the history of water on Mars. http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/

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Slide 5: TIFFQuickTimeﾪ and adecompressor (Uncompressed) are needed to see this picture. PHOENIX  Phoenix will land on the icy northern pole of Mars between 65 and 75-north latitude.  During the course of the 150 Martian day mission, Phoenix will deploy its robotic arm and dig trenches up to half a meter (1.6 feet) into the layers of water ice.  These layers could contain organic compounds that are necessary for life.

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Slide 8: Tracking Missions: Where is Phoenix Now? QuickTimeﾪ QuickTimeﾪ TIFF needed to see and decompressor (Uncompressed) apicture. needed to see anddecompress TIFF (Uncompressed) a are this are this picture. http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/where_phoenix.php

Slide 9: Mars Resources Take a Virtual Field Trip of the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL): http://virtualfieldtrip.jpl.nasa.gov/smmk/top/gates