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Do you have what it takes to go on a space mission to Mars?

Take an expedition across the Martian landscape with this video, then test your knowledge!

Find out what we know about Mars in this online tour of Earth's closest neighbor.
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Mars is often called the "red planet." It's red because its surface is covered with rusted particles of iron.
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The Viking mission was the first to explore Mars' surface. Two spacecraft, Viking 1 and 2, each with an orbiter and a la...
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Pathfinder landed on Mars' surface carrying thesix-wheeled Sojourner rover, a mobile robot. Rover and lander took over 1...
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If there's life on any other planet in our solar system, it's probably on Mars. Scientists have sent orbiters, landers, ...
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On July 5, 1997, the six-wheeled robotic rover, Sojourner, rolled down a ramp from the Pathfinder spacecraft onto the Ma...

Do you have what it takes to drive a robot on Mars?
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) runs the space program, but that's just part of what they do.
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Are we alone in the Universe? There are billions of stars in our galaxy, and 100 billion galaxies in our Universe.
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Considered a pioneer in astronomy, Johannes Kepler is best known for his three laws of planetary motion.
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Asteroids are space rocks that have existed since the formation of the planets over 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists be...
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The Hubble Space Telescope is the first major optical telescope to orbit Earth.
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The Earth is our home. So far, it's the only place that we know of that has life. Everywhere you look on Earth there is ...
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The seafloor covers more than half of the Earth's surface. Most of the seafloor consists of the flat, expansive abyssal ...
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A solar system is made up of a star and everything that travels around it. Solar means "of the sun.
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The Earth is always changing. Mountains form and erode away. Volcanoes erupt and grow larger. Earthquakes shift the land...
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Antarctica is like no other place on Earth. The continent is covered almost entirely by a thick ice sheet. Yet there is ...