Mars Orbiter Mission The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)‚ informally called Mangalyaan ("Mars-craft")‚ is a Mars orbiter that was successfully launched into Earth orbit on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).The mission is a "technology demonstrator" project aiming to develop the technologies required for design‚ planning‚ management and operations of an interplanetary mission. The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted-off from the First Launch Pad at Sriharikota near Chennai
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refer to as the “small‚ red planet”- Mars. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and widely known for its fierce coloring. Chinese astronomers called Mars “the fire star”. The Romans‚ who studied the solar system many centuries ago‚ named Mars after the Roman god of war because of its fiery red color (Kendell 181). The Romans are known to have copied the ancient Greeks‚ who also named Mars after their god of war‚ Ares. The strong‚ bright‚ rusty color that Mars is so well known for is due to iron
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“The History of Water on Mars” Essay Water is a very abundant resource in our solar system. You can find water attached to most of the colder and farther planets. When I speak of water though‚ I mean ice water. Not the silky drink you have every day‚ but the very high-pressure sealed water that is usually found below the sediment and crust. “But shouldn’t that be where liquid water comes from?” is what most ask‚ and sometimes the answer is yes‚ but there are many situations that vary. Just like
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Geographic magazine. The article was also published in National Geographic magazine in the year 2010. Obviously‚ this article is focusing on how to make Mars livable for humans. Kunzig also wants his readers to know how will NASA transform Mars into a planet like Earth‚ by using a timeline. He actually agree on his topic‚ he believes that Mars can also be like Earth‚ a habitable and safe planet. Adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere will actually make the planet warm‚ and here on our planet
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Mars Rover Mars is an interesting and mysterious planet. It is often referred to as the Red Planet. The Romans named Mars after the god of war. The rocks‚ soil‚ and sky all have a red hue on account of rust. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun at about 141 million miles (228 million kilometers) and the last terrestrial planet from the Sun. Mars follows closely behind Earth but is comparatively smaller‚ with about half the diameter of Earth (6‚794-km) and about one-tenth of Earth s mass (6.419
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Mars 3 was the first Unmanned space probe to land Mars after its twin Mars 2 crashed while landing on the surface of Mars. There is a picture located below to show the space probe. Mars 3 was the first one probe to softly land on the surface of Mars. The probe was launched on May 28‚ 1971 after 9 days that Mars 2 was launched‚ by the USSR also known as the Soviet Union the probe were launched by Proton-K rockets with Block Dupper stages. The 10‚250-pound Mars 3 spacecraft was comprised of an orbiter
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It is not worth the expense and risk to make a manned flight to Mars A human mission to visit and land on the planet Mars has long been an attractive subject and a debatable issue. In terms of expense‚ risk‚ worth‚ and morality‚ proponents and opponents of whether it is necessary to send manned missions to Mars never come to a compromise. Even though proponents has brought up many excuses seemed reasonable to support the Mars mission‚ here are more important reasons concerned about human’s
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Mars has the second highest known mountain within the Solar System (the tallest on a planet) - the mighty Olympus Mons. People have always wanted the opportunity to go to Mars‚ they have always thought that is impossible‚ but‚ NASA has come up with some of the best newest technologies to get to Mars as safetly as possible. NASA created the Orion and the space launch system also known as the SLS. Someday the human population will become to large for the Earth to be able support. Mars is an amazing
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Nasa website below to learn more about Mars. Explore reading links and videos. Take notes during your exploration of the website. Answer the questions below. Please follow all guidelines for discussion. Include 3 peer responses. 1. Describe what Mars physical properties are with details. Mars has a striking red appearance‚ and in its most favorable position for viewing‚ when it is opposite of the sun‚ it is twice as bright as Sirius‚ the brightest star. Mars has a diameter of 4‚200 mi (6‚800 km)
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even our sister planet‚ Mars‚ where we might set up housekeeping someday‚ but at great effort and trouble we have to recreate the things we take for granted here. Sylvia Earle believed that Mars could not support life but is there life? She said that no place that we know about can support life and that included Mars. A lot of people think the opposite and believe there is life on Mars but I do not. How can a planet that only has rock have life? There is no life on Mars. A picture taken by the
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