High school students are prototyping Mars rovers to simulate the six science discovery made by the Curiosity Mars Rover. Students are trained to work on simulated “Tiger Teams” to support NASA. www.BarbozaSpaceCenter.com
Curiosity Rover Results:
- NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited For Ancient Life On Mars
- Two Different Aqueous Environments
- NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Nears Turning Point
- Studying Habitability in Ancient Martian Environments
- NASA Rover Confirms First Drilled Mars Rock Sample
References:
Grotzinger, et al., Habitability, Taphonomy, and the Search for Organic Carbon on Mars, Science, 343(6160):386-387, doi:10.1126/science.1249944, 2014.
References:
Freissinet, C., et al., Organic Molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars, JGR, 120(3):495-514, doi: 10.1002/2014JE004737, 2015.
- NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars
- Potential Sources and Sinks of Methane on Mars
- The Five Most Abundant Gases in the Martian Atmosphere
- Volatiles on Mars
- Shooting Lasers
References:
Webster, et al., Mars Methane Detection and Variability at Gale Crater, Science, 347(6220):415-417, doi:10.1126/science.1261713, 2015.
- NASA Rover Providing New Weather And Radiation Data About Mars
- Longer-Term Radiation Variations at Gale Crater
- Data From NASA Rover’s Voyage To Mars Aids Planning
- NASA Curiosity: First Mars Age Measurement and Human Exploration Help
References:
Zeitlin, C., et al., Measurements of Energetic Particle Radiation in Transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory, Science, 340(6136):1080-1084, doi:10.1126/science.1235989, 2013.Hassler, D.M., et al., Mars’ Surface Radiation Environment Measured with the Mars Science Laboratory’s Curiosity rover, Science, 343(6169), 1244797, doi:10.1126/science.1244797, 2014.
- NASA Rover Finds Clues to Changes in Mars’ Atmosphere
- Remaining Martian Atmosphere Still Dynamic
- NASA Rover Confirms Mars Origin of Some Meteorites
- NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars
- Argon Isotopes Provide Robust Signature of Atmospheric Loss
References:
Mahaffy. P.R., Abundance and isotopic composition of gases in the martian atmosphere from the Curiosity rover, Science, 341(6143):263-266, doi:10.1126/science.1237966, 2013.Webster, et al., Mars Methane Detection and Variability at Gale Crater, Science, 347(6220):415-417, doi:10.1126/science.1261713, 2015.