Found 30 - 40 results of 94 programs matching keyword "surface of mars" |
Return to Mars: Testing the Mars Rover Curiosity (Clip)
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Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) explain how they simulate martian conditions and conduct tests with model rovers to prepare the Curiosity rover for its journey to Mars and its work on the red planet.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): astronomy/space science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, model, jpl, jet propulsion laboratory, msl, mars science laboratory, geology, rocks, lasers, chem cam, matt heverly, patrick martin, armen toorian, fernando abilleira, mars yard, sandbox, vacuum chambe
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): astronomy/space science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, model, jpl, jet propulsion laboratory, msl, mars science laboratory, geology, rocks, lasers, chem cam, matt heverly, patrick martin, armen toorian, fernando abilleira, mars yard, sandbox, vacuum chambe
Return to Mars: Exploratorium visits the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA (Clip)
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Join the Exploratorium crew on our trip to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in
Pasadena, California, to learn more about the Mars Science Laboratory mission
and the Curiosity rover.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: July 31, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, jpl, space, curiosity rover, rocket science, nasa
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: July 31, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, jpl, space, curiosity rover, rocket science, nasa
Return to Mars: Exploratorium at JPL: Explorando con Curiosidad (Clip)
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Fernando Abilleira, Ingeniero Español especializado en navegación y trayectorias quien trabaja para la NASA, describe como el astromóvil "Curiosidad" aterrizará sobre la superficie del planeta Marte en el cráter llamado "Gale", un lugar de alto inte
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: July 18, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: curiosity, mars rover, return to mars, mars in spanish
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: July 18, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: curiosity, mars rover, return to mars, mars in spanish
Return to Mars: Curiosity Model Teaser (Clip)
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A glimpse of the full-scale model of the Mars rover, Curiosity. On display at the Exploratorium from August 1st to September 16, 2012. This model is on loan from JPL, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and there are only two on loan in the United States!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: July 11, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): astronomy/space science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, model, jpl, jet propulsion laboratory, msl, mars science laboratory, geology, rocks, lasers, chem cam
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: July 11, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): astronomy/space science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, model, jpl, jet propulsion laboratory, msl, mars science laboratory, geology, rocks, lasers, chem cam
Return to Mars: Mars in a Minute-Where does your curiosity lead? (Clip)
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In this video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we examine the notion of curiosity. Curiosity is a big part of what it means to be human. It's also the name of NASA's next Mars rover. This 60-second video shows how one type of curiosity can inspire another.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rover, nasa, curiosity, mission, exploratorium
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rover, nasa, curiosity, mission, exploratorium
Return to Mars: Mars in a Minute-How do you land on Mars? (Clip)
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In this video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we look at landing on Mars. Landing a spacecraft on Mars is one of the trickiest things we do. This 60-second video explains how it’s done, and the three landing systems we use at the Red Planet.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, landing
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, landing
Return to Mars: Curiosity Rover Trailer (Clip)
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In this video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, an animation shows the major mission events of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, landing
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: curiosity, exploratorium, mars, mission, nasa, rover, landing
Return to Mars: Overview of MSL and Curiosity (Webcast)
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It's time for a new mission to Mars! Join Exploratorium science educators as we celebrate the launch of the newest rover, Curiosity, as it begins it's 8 1/2 month journey to the planet Mars. We will look at the launch itself, talk a little bit about MSL(Mars Science Laboratory) and Curiosity, summarize the history of Mars exploration, and look forward to what is next!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: November 26, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, curiosity, msl, mars science laboratory, jpl, cape canaveral, kennedy space center, rocket, space, exploration
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: November 26, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, curiosity, msl, mars science laboratory, jpl, cape canaveral, kennedy space center, rocket, space, exploration
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Laura Peticolas: Sonification of the Solar Winds (Podcast)
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Dr. Laura Peticolas is a physicist at UC Berkeley's Space Physics Research group. She studies the Aurora to learn more about the Earth and the workings of our Solar System. She's currently working with NASA's Mars data to understand why the Martian aurora looks the way it does. In this podcast she discusses her research, her inspiration and how and why scientists sonify data.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): physics, astronomy
Keywords: laura peticolas, sonification, mars, physics, solar wind, nasa, auroras, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): physics, astronomy
Keywords: laura peticolas, sonification, mars, physics, solar wind, nasa, auroras, audio salon
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Return to Mars: Update on the Mars Phoenix Lander (Webcast)
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The Mars Phoenix Lander will have been collecting data and sending it back to earth for a month! Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty will examine the data and tell us what new information we've gained about Mars. We'll also get an update on our old friends, the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: June 27, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: mars phoenix lander, mars, soil, poles, rovers, spirit, opportunity, space
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: June 27, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: mars phoenix lander, mars, soil, poles, rovers, spirit, opportunity, space
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