Mars the Red Planet
What spacecraft took soil samples in 1976?
"Viking"
What is the distance from Earth to Mars?
34,000,000 miles/50,000,000 miles
How long does it take to get to Mars?
7 months
What did Orson Welled do in 1938?
Broadcast the war of the world's
What did Giovanni Schiaparelli call the criss-crossed lines across Mars?
Canals
What are the Martian clouds made of?
Carbon dioxide
What was seen in the rock sample?
Carbon globules & maybe microscopic life
What did the footage from the Mars Rovers show moving across the surface?
Dust storms/devils
What are the polar ice caps of Mars made of?
Frozen carbon duoxide
What was discovered in Antarctica in the 1980's that excited scientists in the 1990's?
Green meteorite from Mars
What does the RAT do?
Grind into the interior of the rock
How big is Mars compared to Earth?
Half its size
What is Valles Marineris named after?
Mariner 9 Spacecraft
What state is about the size of Olympus Mons?
Missouri
What kind of core did Mars have?
Molten Iron
What is the tallest known peak in the solar system?
Olympus Mons
What can finding life on Mars help us to learn?
Origin of life
What did Mars appear to do in its orbit to ancient people?
Rotate backwards (wander)
What place on earth resembles the Martian surface?
Southern California Mahavi Desert
Name the two rovers that are still on Mars today
Spirit & Opportunity
what did Percival Lowell believe he saw on Mars in 1894?
Straight lines
What famous photograph did its orbiter take?
The face on mars
What two things does water need to be in a liquid form?
Warmth & pressure
What did the two Rovers prove was all over Mars?
Water
What may be under the ice caps?
Water
What is ALH84001?
name of meteorite from mars
