Still Up in the Air About Where to Land on Mars. Usha Lee McFarling.
by McFarling, Usha Lee; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 41Science. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Mars (Planet) -- Exploration | Mars (Planet) -- Surface | Mars (Planet) -- Water | Mars vehicles | Robots -- Space use | Space flight to Mars -- Exploration Rover mission | Space vehicles -- LandingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In May and June [2003], NASA engineers plan to hurl two spacecraft toward Mars--brawny 400-pound rovers dubbed 'robot geologists.' They are on a mission to find out whether water needed to sustain life once existed on the planet's surface." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines how landing sites on Mars are chosen and names the sites under consideration.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Still Up in the Air About Where to Land on Mars, March 2, 2003; pp. A1+.
"In May and June [2003], NASA engineers plan to hurl two spacecraft toward Mars--brawny 400-pound rovers dubbed 'robot geologists.' They are on a mission to find out whether water needed to sustain life once existed on the planet's surface." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines how landing sites on Mars are chosen and names the sites under consideration.
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