Free Spirit! Video from JPL
For the past two months, one of the Mars rovers has been stuck in some loose sand. This video shows scientists testing out different ways that they could try to get the rover out and moving again. It’s really important for them to test things out before actually trying it, or they could end up getting the rover stuck for good! It’s hard to drive, especially when you’re millions of miles away!
This game is about changes in the Earth’s environment over time. It shows the importance of saving energy and building cleaner technology. We can still make a difference!
Although there is a lot of excitement about Mars right now, we are busy studying other planets too. This image is of the surface of Mercury.
This image (from NASA/JPL) shows craters and ”spidery” volcanoes. Scientists also think Mercury has a magnetic field.
One reason to study other planets is to compare them to Earth. Mercury is like Earth in some ways, but very different in other ways. Some scientists think that it can show us what was going on on Earth a long time ago.
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