Voyage
to
Mars


Introduction to Mars

Research Tasks

The Process

Mission Teams

Participation

Pre-Mission Activities

Mission Overview

Post-Mission Activities

Team Reflection

Resources

Credits

Resources

With complete access to the WWW, you can use search engines such as Google.com to find all sorts information about comets and living and working in space. Nonetheless, the following resources may be good starting points to solve specific needs for information:


Web Pages

 

MARS MISSIONS:

 

NASA Mars Exploration Program Various links to NASA programs

Chabot Space & Science Center Voyage to Mars

Ontario Science Center Voyage to Mars

 

MARS IN GENERAL:

 

The Astronomy Cafe FAQ’s on Mars

ATHENA Mars Exploration Rovers

Mars Mars Pathfinder

Mars A Multimedia Tour

Mars by kidsastronomy.com

Star Child Introductory material

Mars Planetary Rescue game for Kids

BBC British Broadcasting Company web page on Mars

Mars Various links related to Planet Mars

Mars Wikipedia Article

Mars PBS – Teachersource (Try Mars in the website search)

Mars PBS - Water on Mars

Mars PBS – Mars Rover Mission Activity

CONTROVERSY ABOUT MARS:

 

The Face on Mars

The Martian Enigmas


LIVING AND WORKING IN SPACE:

 

Living in Space Home by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Living in Space Features by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Working in Space Features by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)


SPACE STATIONS:

 

Space Station Main Page by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)


ASTRONOMY & SPACE:

 

The Astronomy Cafe Answers to questions on a variety of topics in Astronomy

Online Astronomy Notes

 


Library Materials

  1. Universe, 7th edition, 2005, Roger A. Freedman and William J. Kaufmann III, W. H. Freeman and Company, ISBN: 0-7167-98840
  2. Horizons, 9th edition, 2005, Michael A. Seeds, Thomson (Brooks/Cole), ISBN: 0-495-01003-0
  3. Comets: Creators and Destroyers, David H. Levy, Touchstone, 1998, ISBN: 0684852551

Support for program number HST-ED-90285.01-A was provided by NASA through a grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555.

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