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Next on NOVA: "Welcome to Mars"
http://www.pbs.org/nova/mars/ Broadcast: January 4, 2005
On January 3, 2004, a rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid
Here's what you'll find online:
Inquiry, Interview & More
Life's Little Essential
Behind the Scenes
Man on a Mission
Mars From Afar
Interactives & Video
Mars Up Close
Anatomy of a Rover
Design a Parachute
From Launch to Landing
MARS Dead or Alive
Also, Links & Books, the program transcript, and the
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of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed
on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes later, Spirit sent its first
message home. NOVA captured the elation of the assembled scientists,
along with the much more involved engineering story leading up to
the landing, in the award-winning documentary "MARS Dead or Alive,"
which aired one year ago. That elation is the starting point for the
highly anticipated sequel, "Welcome to Mars." In this mission update
NOVA follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second
they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing
mission. The story unfolds from inside NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, providing a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this
voyage of discovery, whose primary goal has been to find evidence
that liquid water once existed on Mars.
Everybody knows that liquid water is necessary for life, at
least as we know it. But just why exactly?
Producer Mark Davis talks about his extraordinary experience
filming alongside the Mars Exploration Rover team.
Before launch, lead scientist Steve Squyres reveals his hopes
and fears for the rovers.
See some of the finest images ever taken of the martian surface.
Steve Squyres narrates this visual tour of the rovers' most
revealing discoveries.
Examine the robotic geologists and their suite of scientific
instruments.
Create a parachute strong and light enough to safely slow the
rovers in their descent toward Mars.
Watch an animation of one rover's fantastic journey from
Earth to Mars.
NOVA's first hour-long program on the Mars rover mission is
available to view online.
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