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Written by dale
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Monday, 10 September 2007 |
 Currently, MarsDrive is seeking volunteers to assist in the creation and maintainence of the Kids4Mars Educational Site. We specifically need a good designer and cartoonist.
Chief among our goals is to assist in the education of the public on the merits of human and robotic space exploration with an emphasis on Mars. We feel that as people learn more about the benefits of becoming a truly spacefaring civilization, support for space exploration and eventual settlement will increase. We are developing activities that are aimed at students and adults of various grade/age levels and personal and professional interests. We are emphasizing new ways to use the vast array of existing materials available from NASA, ESA, and other public sources, as well as activities and materials developed and organized by and with our partner organizations. We welcome the participation of teachers, other professionals, and other organizations with an interest in space and science education.
If you want to assist in Mars and Space related education, please contact us via the link in the menu bar above. |
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Written by dale
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Monday, 10 September 2007 |
| Mars, A History and Future
 Mars (Greek: Ares What is it about Mars that seems to create such interest these days? Isn't it just a dry dusty red planet millions of miles away in space? Many of the robotic explorers that have landed on the surface of Mars have been set down in what is know as "Runway Zones" because they resemble the wide open and flat areas similar to modern airport runways. These are usually the featureless and boring areas we see beamed back to us and mostly robotic probes are landed in such areas for safety reasons. These sorts of pictures are not very inspiring and have been seared into our minds as what is typical of Mars.
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Written by dale
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 Recently, ESA's Mars Express delivered photos of the famous 'Face on Mars' in the Cydonia region. The High Resolution Stereo Camera images are some of the most spectacular views of the Red Planet ever taken. Now, there's a stunning 3D animation of the area.
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) science team have produced a dramatic 3D animation that beautifully simulates a flight over the Cydonia 'Face on Mars', one of the most famous surface features on the planet.
The movie sequence was produced through a combination of digital data from the HRSC and the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on board NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, in a technique similar to that used to create the Cydonia 'Face' 3D still images published on the ESA portal in September. The 3D animation starts looking towards the East, and finishes with a still image looking South. The Cydonia region lies at approximately 40.75° North and 350.54° East, and is located in the Arabia Terra region on Mars, in the transition zone between the Southern Highlands and the planet's northern plains. The famous 'face' - actually a remnant massif - was first observed in a photo taken on 25 July 1976 by the American Viking 1 orbiter. Shortly afterwards, a NASA press release said the formation "resembles a human head." More here |
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