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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrates the fifth anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity landing on Mars. Detailed pictures of the landscape of Mars are included in the video. Interviews included from the project manager, and rover drivers from th...e Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Run time 03:54.
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March 27, 2009 at 07:55 AM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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See new space suits, foods, and rockets that may support future Mars-bound astronauts, and meet a Mars rover driver. This professionally-made video from PBS is part of the series NOVA ScienceNOW. (53:06)
February 15, 2011 at 10:54 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Space rovers can see more detailed information and travel further than humans. With all the work they're doing on the planet Mars, it's hard not to become attached to the little guys. (01:32)
August 3, 2012 at 08:59 PM
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More than 8 years after landing on the Red Planet, Mars rover Opportunity is still running. Indeed, mission planners say the tireless robot is poised to complete a full marathon--the first ever long-distance race on an alien planet. (04:30)
July 12, 2012 at 06:24 PM
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Get a behind the scenes look a the tension, anticipation and exhilaration experienced by scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. during the Curiosity rover's harrowing descent through the Martian atmosphere --... known as "Seven
Minutes of Terror." News of Curiosity's safe touchdown following the 13-thousand-to-zero-mile-an-hour descent to the Red Planet's surface brought elation and high-fives all around. Curiosity begins a two-year investigation of whether Mars is or ever was capable of supporting
microbial life. (02:24)
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August 6, 2012 at 02:50 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Where should NASA go to look for intelligent life on Mars? To get to the truth, journalists say follow the money. Astronomers say follow the water. Dr. Michio Kaku says "if you were a Martian on Mars three billion years ago when Mars was probably a l...ush environment with liquid water oceans—and you realized that the water was escaping to the icecaps, escaping into outer space or going into the permafrost," then you would "probably go either into outer space to leave Mars or drill into the permafrost or go into the polar icecaps. So I think that's what NASA is going to do next. (02:46)
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August 24, 2012 at 05:57 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Mars is calling. Will we stick with robots or ship off humans? (01:35)
August 3, 2012 at 09:01 PM
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NASA's Curiosity rover mission has found evidence a stream once flowed across the area on Mars where the rover is driving. There is earlier evidence for the presence of water on Mars, but this evidence -- images of rocks containing ancient streambed ...gravels -- is the first of its kind. (04:42)
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October 2, 2012 at 07:49 PM
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Hank discusses the challenges involved in manned space travel to Mars, and sends us a message from his 17-year-old self. (10:54)
November 6, 2012 at 05:21 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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When the Rover Curiosity landed on Mars, space and science fans all over the world rejoiced. But it is not there just to take pictures. This incredible piece of machinery is a one-ton, all-inclusive laboratory, capable of analyzing all aspects of the... Martian surface and atmosphere.
It's primary goals include investigation of the climate and geology, assessment of whether or not Gale Crater has ever offered life-sustaining environmental conditions, investigating the role of water on mars, and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration.
This video incorporates photography and video from the Mars Rover as well as CGI animations of the many components at work. Watch as Curiosity stretches its legs in preparation for the truly revolutionary experiments on its calendar for the weeks and years ahead. (16:40)
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January 13, 2013 at 09:56 AM
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