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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Surviving and Thriving on Mars Explorer Activities
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Ages 5-12
Canyon Junction on Mars Mars canyons meet to form a depression 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) deep. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
MISSION CONTROL FOR MARS
MARS FUN FACTS Color Mars and Mars' two Moons
Color the operations center
The operation center and the people there will be an important part of the Mars team.
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• Mars is 142 million miles from the Sun. • Mars speed in orbiting the Sun is 14.5 miles per second. • Mars diameter is 4,220 miles and Mars tilt of axis is 25 degrees. • The length of year for Mars is 687 Earth Days. • The length of day for Mars is 24 hours 37 minutes. • Mars gravity is 0.375 that of Earth. • Mars temperature is average: -81 degrees F. • Mars atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide, some water and vapor. • Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos. 1
MAVEN AT MARS
COMMUNICATING WITH MARS
Find and circle 8 things that are different
Match the number with the correct communication device Orbiter Space Network 1. __________ 2. Rover __________ 3. Deep ____________________
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to the rover than the Deep Space Network (DSN) Antennas on Earth and than the rover on the ground. A . 3 B.1 C. 2
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FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
ON TO MARS
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SATELLITES SENT TO MARS
SURVIVING ON MARS
Unscramble the letters to find the words
Circle “mars” each time you find it. How many were there?
NREMARI ——————— GKINVI —————— AENMV ————— SAMR SAECRONASNNCEI RBOIRTE ———— —————————————— ———————
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A nswer: 12 Mariner, V iking, Maven, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
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TOP 10 WAYS ISS IS HELPING GET US TO MARS
TRAVEL TO MARS Get the Astronaut to Mars
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Immune Responses, Journals, Ocular Health, Veggie 3 -D Printing, C ommunication Delays, Energy, E xercise, Field Test, Habit abilit y,
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CURIOSITY
SURVIVING AND THRIVING
Circle the rover that is different from the rest
Draw three crops to plant in the greenhouse habitat on Mars
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THE FIRST HUMAN ON MARS WILL NEED...
FIND A WORD Search for Mars words
Unscramble the letters to find the words j i m w n w k b f l j s p b m n k w s p g c r n k c h
IRA ——— AOCTIOMUNICNM ——————— LETERHS ——————— ETAWR ————— ODFO ————
A ir, C ommunication, Shelter, Water, Food
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MATCH THE SIZES
SOON WE WILL SEND...
Draw a line between each body and its equatorial diameter
Circle one image that will visit Mars
1 Earth’s Moon
7926 miles 12756 km
1/2 Earth 4220 miles 6792 km
1/4 Mars 2159 miles 3475 km 8
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