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12.3 Space-based observation. Kyle & Ish. What you will learn. What a probe is and what have they done All about rovers and how they made it to Mars Rockets Space shuttle program and why it is important International space station and what they have done. Probes.
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12.3 Space-based observation Kyle & Ish
What you will learn • What a probe is and what have they done • All about rovers and how they made it to Mars • Rockets • Space shuttle program and why it is important • International space station and what they have done
Probes • A space vehicle sent to other celestialbodies • Travels places humans can’t go • Used to analyze distant objects • Most aren’t designed to return to Earth Mariner 10: launched Nov 3 1973 First to travel to Mercury
Probes (cont.) • Soviet Union landed probes on Venus (communication only lasted half an hour) • Probes sent past the furthest planets in the solar system • Can orbit, fly past or land on planets Probe sent by Soviet Union
Rover • Robot space explorers • Testing the surfaces for evidence of life and water • 1 out of every 3 missions on mars is a success • Send information back to Earth • Only rest at night Mars Rover
Rovers (cont.) • Mars rover has found water on the surface of the planet • Operate in extreme temperatures • Conduct experiments in meteorology, geology and biology • Took 6 to 8 months to get to mars • Launched June 10 and July 7 and landed January 3 and January 24
Rockets • System used to transport astronauts into space • Thrust- force that pushes against the rocket • Parts of the propulsion system are released to make the body lighter
Space shuttle program • Reuses the parts of the rocket that fall from the propulsion system. • The rockets are designed to be reusable. • It was started 30 years ago • Most of the rocket parts fall into the ocean
International space station • 350Km about earth • Nemours experiments in micro gravity • Micro gravity is the condition of weightlessness in space. • 16 countries including Canada, Russia, USA
Bibliography • http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/space-exploration/mars-exploration-article/ • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/V-2_rocket_diagram_(with_English_labels).svg/170px-V-2_rocket_diagram_(with_English_labels).svg.png • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle_program • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyktvC7w7Js • http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Questions 1- True 2- False 3- June 10, 2004 4- to push or put with force. • The opportunity rover landed on Mars with huge balloons. T/F • The rover found that there has never been water on the surface of Mars. T/F • When was the first rover sent to Mars? • What is thrust? • Draw a rocket diagram.