Geo on Mars

Mars 2020

By Lyle12

References:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Open Ended

What's Mars 2020 about?

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What's the Rover's Name?

Quick Facts

Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Launch: July 30, 2020

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021

Landing Site: Jezero Crater, Mars

Tech Demo: The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration, hitching a ride on the Perseverance rover.

Multiple Choice

When was the launch of Perseverance?

• 1st July, 2020

• 30th July, 2021

• 30th July, 2020

• 18th February, 2020

Multiple Choice

When will it land on Mars?

• In 3000 years

• On February 18th, 2021

• Next year

• On July 30th, 2022

Multiple Select

Where was it launched?

• Kennedy Space Centre

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Multiple Choice

What is a really cool thing the Perseverance Rover will do with some soil samples?

• It will x-ray them to find out what they are made of

• Store them in sealed tubes for pickup by a future mission back to Earth

• It will take high definition photographs with special cameras

• It will use the helicopter to fly the samples to a better location

Multiple Select

Where will it land?

• Mount Everest, Earth

• Olympus Mons, Mars

• Jezero Crater, Mars

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the technology on the rover that will test for the extracting of oxygen from the Martian carbon dioxide atmosphere?

• SHERLOC

• RIMFAX

• MOXIE

• PIXL

Open Ended

What's the reason for this mission? Explain in your own words.

Multiple Choice

There are four science objectives for the Perseverance rover. Which one is NOT one of these objectives?

• Looking for Habitability

• Seeking Biosignatures

• Caching Samples

• Preparing for Humans

• All of these are objectives for the rover

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What's the next technology in Mars?

Multiple Choice

What is one of the main goals for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover?

• search for signs of ancient microbial life

• explore the climate of Mars

• explore locations for future missions

• examine Mars rocks and soil by taking pictures with cameras.

Poll

Do you like this mission?

• Yes

• No

Thank You!