Mars & Venus:Space Exploration
INTRODUCTION
Humans have been curious about nature
Scientists send machines to explore other planets
Planets that have been explored {planets closest to earth} are Venus & Mars
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun
CHAPTER 1:EXPLORING VENUS
CAUSE & EFFECT
CAUSECraters are formed when meteors crashed into the surface of Venus AFFECTVenus has high mountains covered with many craters
CAUSE & EFFECT
CAUSEMariner 2 did a flyby which means it didn’t land on Venus, it just flew close to the planet AFFECTThe mission was a huge success
MAIN IDEAS:
Verena 9 Gravity Lander Mapping the surface Early Missions
CAUSE & EFFECT
CAUSEIN 1975 VERENA 9 LANDED SOFTLY ON VENUS
AFFECTIT SENT BACK PHOTOS FROM THE PLANET’S SURFACE
CHAPTER 2
EXPLORING MARS
CAUSE & EFFECT =🌑🌍
CAUSEMARS HAS SEASONS{“NORTH & SOUTH” POLESHAVE ICE , CLOUDS , FOG , LAVAFIELDS , CANYONS , &MOUNTAINS}
AFFECTMARS IS MUCH LIKE EARTH🌎🌙🌞
OTHER INFORMATION:
SCIENTISTS BEGAN LOOKING FOR LIFE ON MARS IN 1960 FROM 1960-1962 , 5 SPACECRAFTS WERE LAUNCHED TO MARS ALL 5 CRAFTS FAILED
MORE OTHER INFORMATION:
MARINER 4 PERFORMED THE 1ST SUCCESSFUL FLYBY OF MARS IT SENT THE 1ST PICTURES OF THE SURFACE OF MARS THEN IT SENT BACK EVEN CLEARER PICTURES OF MARS
MAIN IDEAS:
MARS HAS 687 DAYS IN A YEAR EARTH HAS 365DAYS IN A YEAR MARS LOOKS REDDISHFROM SPACE BECAUSE OF IT’S SOIL
MAIN IDEAS:
MERIDIANA IS POSSIBLE EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS AN OCEAN ON MARS SCIENTISTS THINK THERE WAS ONCE LIFE ON THIS PLANET HEMATITE IS AN IRON LIKE MATERIAL USUALLY FORMED IN WATER
CHAPTER 3:FUTURE EXPLORATIONS
MESSANGER…
MESSANGER WILL FLY PAST VENUS TWICE EACH TIME IT WILL SEND BACK INFORMATION THIS PLANET IS THE CLOSEST TO EARTH
CAUSE & EFFECT:
VENUS HAS A THICK LAYER OF CLOUDS
THE CLOUDS TRAP HEAT & RAISE THE PLANETS TEMPERATURE
THOUGHTS OF SCIENTISTS:
Thought 1 is …SCIENTISTS FEAR THAT EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS BEGINNING TO THICKEN
Which could be…THEY THINK POLLUTION IS ADDING HARMFUL GASES TO EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
whichTHIS CAUSES EARTH’S TEMPERATURE TO RISE
CAUSE & EFFECT:
CAUSE PICTURES FROM PRONES GET SENT TO
THE COMPUTEREFFECT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THESE
PICTURES FROM OUR HOME PLANET: EARTH
CAUSE & EFFECT:
CAUSE IN THE FUTURE YEARS, ROBOT
ROCKETS WILL GATHER PIECES OF OTHER PLANETS
EFFECT THEY’LL BRING THESE PIECES HOME
TO EARTH FOR SCIENTISTS TO STUDY
FUTURE ROBOT ROCKETS:
CONCLUSION:………………………………
MAIN IDEAS:
TALENTED SCIENTISTS MAKE SPACE EXPLORATION POSSIBLE PEOPLE FROM MANY FIELDS OF SCIENCE HAVE COMBINED THEIR SKILLS MACHINES FLY MILLIONS OF MILES THROUGH SPACE THEN THEY LAND
ON OTHER PLANETS THEY THEN SEND PICTURES & INFORMATION BACK TO EARTH THE MOST RECENT LAUNCH WAS ON 2003 ADVACED ROVERS EXPLORE THE SURFACE OF MARS VENUS ROTATES ONCE IN 243 EARTH DAYS VENUS TURNS 1 ½ TIMES DURING ONE EARTH YEAR
CAUSE & EFFECT:
CAUSE SCIENTISTS STILL SEEK ANSWERS TO
BIG QUESTIONS
EFFECT THE UNNAMED SPACE PROGRAM IS
HELPING FIND THESE ANSWERS
What do scientists send to explore other planets?
MACHINES SUCH AS ROVERS
When are crators formed & what can they cause?THEY ARE FORMED WHEN METEORS CRASHED INTO THE SURFACE OF VENUS.THEY CAN CAUSE HIGH MOUNTAINS COVERED IN CRATERS
What does Mars have that Earth also does?
MARS & EARTH BOTH HAVE SEASONS…
What is the name of the rover that made the 1st successful flyby of Mars?
MARINER 4
Which planet is the closest to the sun?
MERCURY
What will happen in future years to today’s rovers?
THEY WILL TURN INTO ROBOT ROCKETS
People from many fields of science have combined their _______.
SKILLS
How many times does Venus rotate in 243 days?
ONCE
THE ENDFINALLY RIGHT?IT’S ABOUT TIME….:)