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 | Learn about ongoing missions to Mars and the long history of Mars exploration! Beginning in August 2012, we’ll present a series of webcasts about the Mars Science Laboratory mission and the newest rover, Curiosity. In over 30 previous webcasts, we’ve reported on the activities and discoveries of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and the Mars Phoenix Lander. We also explore our changing perceptions of the red planet and envision how a human being would experience Mars. | |
Browsing 60 - 70 results of 70 programs from project - Return to Mars |
Return to Mars: Myths (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:34:00
00:34:00
Explore the myths and misconceptions about Mars, from little green men to Orson Welles’s infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: Camping on Mars (Webcast)
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00:55:24
00:55:24
What would it be like to set up camp on Mars? Learn about Martian camping conditions, including how to "boil" water.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, camping, survival
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, camping, survival
Return to Mars: Getting the Message (Webcast)
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00:22:03
00:22:03
Dr. Keith Noll of the Hubble Heritage Project and the Exploratorium's Ron Hipschman explain how MERs’ images are sent back to Earth.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 9, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 9, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: Tales of a Martian Rock Climber (Webcast)
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00:27:00
00:27:00
Explore how Mars’s gravity and geology would affect rock climbers, with the Exploratorium's Dr. Paul Doherty.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 8, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, geology, rock climbers
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 8, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, geology, rock climbers
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: What Time Is It on Mars? (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:33:00
00:33:00
How old would you be on Mars? Learn how time passes on Mars by exploring its calendar and seasons.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 7, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 7, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: View from Mars (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:37:00
00:37:00
Find out what sunsets look like on Mars and what makes the red planet red with images taken by the MERs’ cameras
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: Introduction to Adventure (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:42:06
00:42:06
Come to the Exploratorium and see the first images from the Mars Rover Spirit. Learn about the Mars missions and the tools used to explore Mars.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 4, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: January 4, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: Only Mars (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:07:57
00:07:57
See an 8 minute video of the planet Mars from the James Lick Observatory telescope!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 28, 2003
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 28, 2003
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.
| Real: 225K |
Return to Mars: Red Planet: Up Close and Personal (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:37:05
00:37:05
We stayed up with Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman at the Lick Observatory in San Jose, California, for the best view we've had of Mars in a long, long time. At midnight on August 27, Earth and Mars passed closer to one another than they have in 60,000 years. Astronomers were on hand to tell us all about our nearest neighbor—its geography, orbit, and why both NASA and the European Space Agency have chosen this time to launch robotic missions to Mars.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 27, 2003
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: refracting telescope, feautures of mars, surface of mars, james lick observatory, earth, mars
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 27, 2003
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: refracting telescope, feautures of mars, surface of mars, james lick observatory, earth, mars
| Real: 256K |
Return to Mars: Preparing for Mars: FIDO in the Desert (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:03:16
1:03:16
In preparation for the 2004 landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, NASA engineers and scientists tested their remote operation procedures using a rover called FIDO (field integrated design & operations rover). Our remote team traveled to the desert test site to see what they learned in the desert and what they hoped to learn on Mars.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 19, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Eath Science
Keywords: simulation of mars, geology, mars exploration rover, mer, jpl, fido, desert
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 19, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Eath Science
Keywords: simulation of mars, geology, mars exploration rover, mer, jpl, fido, desert
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