Mars Rovers

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Mars Rovers
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Rover Details

• A rover is a machine that scientists use to
  explore the planets in our Solar System.
• They also use rovers to collect minerals from the
  other planets and study the minerals they find.
• A rover uses sunlight to operate or it will die
  until sunlight comes.

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Sending Rovers

• Scientists are sending probes/rovers to find
  evidence of water and life on other plants.

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First Probe 1965

• The first successful probe to take pictures of
  Mars was the Mariner 2.

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1971

• Mariner 9 found evidence of water in the minerals
  on Mars.

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1971

• In 1971 Mariner 9 discovered Valles Marineris.
• Valles Marineris was named after Mariner 9.

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1971

• In 1971 Mars 3 Lander made the first sucessful
  landing on Mars.

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Viking Lander 12 1976

• In 1976 scientists sent Viking Landers 12 to
  find evidence of Life for the first time.

This is a picture taken by Viking Lander 1.
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1990s

• By the 1990s many probes had made a successful
  mission, but not all the probes made a sucessful
  mission. One probe didnt even make it close to
  Mars.

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1997

• Mars Pathfinder was the first rover to land on
  Mars.

This is a picture of Mars at noon taken by Mars
Pathfinder.
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1997

• Mars Global Surveyor made the first detail maps
  of Mars.

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Orbiter 1998

• The Mars climate Orbiter was sent to find water
  in the soil of Mars South Pole.

This is a picture one of Viking Landers.
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2001

• Mars Odyssey found evidence of water ice in the
  Mars soil.

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Nasa

• In 2003 Nasa was starting to develop a series of
  missions to bring samples from Mars Probes sent
  to Mars.

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First Robot 2003

• The first robot to explore Mars was Rover
  Sojourner.

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2003

• Mars Express detected Methane. which could
  indicate life.

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2004

• Spirit Opportunity found water from soil in the
  minerals.

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Rovers

• The two rovers that are at Mars right now are
  Spirit Opportunity.

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