Mars Exploration
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Introduction
The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
The program is designed to answer questions about the history of water on Mars as water
is an important indicator of life as is our present understanding. Additionally, the
program addresses 4 distinct goals, however, the central theme of the rovers activities on
Mars is toassess planets capability to support life in the past, present and future.
Purpose
The purpose of this presentation is to inform the audience on aspects of human
exploration on Mars.
I. Present day Mars presents a distant and inhospitable environment
A. Mars is distant
1. 4th planet from the Sun
2. Approximately 35-162 million miles away
3. August of 2003, the planet was closest in approx...