Mission to Mars

specialist

• A person who is particularly knowledgeable about a certain job

• A generalist who knows a little about many jobs

• Someone who works in a specific field but lacks expertise

• A person who is new to a profession

payload

• The load carried by an aircraft or spacecraft

• A type of software used for data analysis

• A measure of an aircraft's fuel efficiency

• The total weight of an aircraft including passengers

decode

• To convert a code to a recognized message

• To create a new code

• To encrypt a message

• To translate a message into another language

rescue

• To save from danger

• To ignore a problem

• To create a new opportunity

• To enhance a situation

scenario

• A story-line of a possible course of events or actions, especially when imagined

• A detailed plan for a project or task

• A type of narrative that focuses on character development

• A method of analyzing data in research

outpost

• A military base

• A frontier settlement

• A trading post

• A research facility

resource

• Anything that can be used for something

• A type of financial investment

• A physical object that can be owned

• A method of communication

mission

• A specific job or task to perform; a flight operation of an aircraft or spacecraft, as in a space mission

• A type of vehicle used for transportation

• A plan for achieving a goal

• A group of people working together in a company

plot

• To mark a location on a graph or map

• To create a story outline

• To draw a picture

• To analyze data trends

outer planets

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Earth

• Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Saturn